Common Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
Common Name: Common Foxglove, Finger Flower, Fairy Glove and Purple Foxglove
Chinese Name / 中文名: 毛地黄 (Máo dìhuáng), 指顶花 (Zhǐ dǐng huā)
Family Name: Plantaginaceae
Scientific Name: Digitalis purpurea
Classification: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) > Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants Division) > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family) > Digitalis
Origin: Western, southern, and central Europe
Characteristic: Biennial herb with alternate, simple and toothed leaves. The flowers are purple, pink or white and spotted inside the bottom of the tube. The plant is toxic.
Care Requirements: Prefers full sun to part shade and moderate watering.
Images Location: Donegal, Ireland
Chinese Name / 中文名: 毛地黄 (Máo dìhuáng), 指顶花 (Zhǐ dǐng huā)
Family Name: Plantaginaceae
Scientific Name: Digitalis purpurea
Classification: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) > Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants Division) > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family) > Digitalis
Origin: Western, southern, and central Europe
Characteristic: Biennial herb with alternate, simple and toothed leaves. The flowers are purple, pink or white and spotted inside the bottom of the tube. The plant is toxic.
Care Requirements: Prefers full sun to part shade and moderate watering.
Images Location: Donegal, Ireland