Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

About

A tall, stately plant of woodland clearings, hedgebanks and acid grassland, the foxglove's pink-purple tubular flowers are perfectly shaped for bumblebees to enter and gather nectar. The heart medicine digitalis is derived from it.

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Quick Facts

Category: Plant
Latin name: Digitalis purpurea
IUCN Status: LC — Least Concern
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Conservation Status: LC

Least Concern — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.