COMMON FOXGLOVE

Class: Digitalis purpurea

Family: FIGWORT FAMILY

Sub Family: Scrophulariaceae

Year: Annual

Other Names:

Colour: Pinkish-purple

Height: 60 cm-1.5 m (2-5')

Each Flower: 4-5 cm (1 1/2-2") long, shaped like a finger-stall with 5 slight lobes, lower one longer almost lip-like, hairy, paler, purple-spotted inside; 4 stamens curve up from base meeting just at top of pistil; 5 broad, pointed sepals; flower-stems 1.3 cm (1/2") long with leaf-like bracts as they join main stem

Leaves: Alternate up stem, pear-shaped, up to 15 cm (6") long and 6.5 cm (2 1/2") broad, slightly-toothed, downy both sides; basal leaves have short, winged stalks

Stems: Rigid, green, and downy

Blooming Period: June - July

Habitat: Mainly roadsides from low to middle elevations

Note:

Poisonous