Digitalis grandiflora
Large Yellow Foxglove, Yellow Foxglove, Digitalis ambigua, Digitalis ...
Digitalis stewartii
This tall perennial species foxglove has become much more widely available in retail specialist plant nurseries both in the UK, Europe and North America in the last year or two.
Digitalis purpurea ssp. maderense ssp. nov. ined.
140 (180)cm, semi-perennial, tall foxglove, probably a new subspecies from Madeira, Portugal growing in rich soil in open shrub formations.
Digitalis grandiflora (Yellow foxglove)
Photo/Illustration: Susan A. Roth
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Digitalis purpurea
'Camelot'
Foxglove
Description
Digitalis purpurea ‘Camelot’ is the first Foxglove F1 hybrid which will yield more first and second year blooms and it has added superiority in crop uniformity and strength.
Digitalis purpurea
Nombres relacionados: Abeloura (gallego y/o portugués), Dedaleira (gallego y/o portugués), Didals (catalán), Digital (castellano), Erva dedal (gallego y/o portugués), Foxglove (inglés), Kukuprraka (vasco), Mao-ti-huang (chino), ...
Digitalis laevigata
Scientific Name: Digitalis laevigata Waldst. & Kit.
Synonym:
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Digitalis purpurea
Genus: Digitalis
Species: purpurea
The Latin translation of the word Digitalis refers to the shape of the flower; resembling the finger of a glove.
#671 Digitalis purpurea
Common Names: foxglove, purple foxglove, finger flower, fairy glove
Family: Scrophulariaceae (figwort Family)
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Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red'
Beardtongue
This native makes a stunning display with its brilliant white flowers against a backdrop of deep red foliage.
According to Ovid, digitalis was of special significance to the goddess Flora (Greek Chloris), Goddess of fields, crops, & flowers; & to Juno (Hera).
Digitalis purpurea
Plants of Home and Garden, Herbs
Surface sow in spring, onto moist fertile well-drained soil, needs light to germinate. Self-sows well, and clumps may be divided every few years.
Digitalis Purpurea
Foxglove
Habitat: Light to full shade; moist, well-drained garden soil. Be sure to surface sow because seeds must have light to germinate.
General poisoning notes for Digitalis purpurea ...
Digitalis purpurea (Common Foxglove)
Dipascus sylvestris (Teasel)
Echium vulgare (Blueweed, Viper's Bugloss) ...
Digitalis grandiflora : Yellow Foxglove - Flowers
Digitalis purpurea 'Giant Shirley' : Giant Shirley Purple Foxglove - Flowers
Digitalis x mertonensis : Strawberry Foxglove - Whole Plant ...
Digitalis purpurea.Foxglove. Foxglove is an imported plant that has escaped cultivation in many places across North America. This one was photographed along the northern California coast.
Veronica americana. American speedwell.
Foxglove (Digitalis Purpurea) - Wild Foxgloves seldom differ in color, but cultivated ones assume a variety of colors, including white, cream, rose, red, deep red, and other shades.
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) is a biennial or short-lived perennial belonging to the snapdragon family, a native of western Europe.
Foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, laden with folklore yet used in modern medicine, is more usually known as a tall flowering shade plant for woodland gardens.
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Penstemon digitalis ( Husker Red Penstemon )
Penstemon eatonii ( Firecracker Penstemon )
Penstemon eriantherus ( Crested-Toungued Penstemon ) ...
common foxglove Digitalis purpurea
common guava Psidium guajava
common halogeton Halogeton glomeratus
common lilac Syringa vulgaris
common mallow Malva neglecta
common morning-glory Ipomoea purpurea
common mothewort Leonurus cardiaca ...
Common Digitalis purpurea
Franklin Tree
Franklin Tree Franklinia alatamaha
Fremontia
Fremontodendron Fremontodendron
Fringe-flower
Chinese Loropetalum chinense
Pink-flowering (Chinese) Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum
Fringetree (Chionanthus) ...
Digitalis (foxglove) - poisonous
Dogbane - see Apocynum
Dracunculus (Dragon arum) - poisonous; skin & eye irritant
Dragon arum - see Dracunculus
Dumb cane - see Dieffenbachia
Echium - skin irritant
Eddo - see Colocasia esculenta ...
To preserve the colour of flowers pledgets of cotton wool, which prevent bruising, should be introduced between them, as also, if the stamens are thick and succulent, as in Digitalis, between these and the corolla.
Potassium loss can disturb cardiac rhythm and potentiate cardiac glycoside toxicity, as found in digitalis usage.
Therapeutics and Pharmacology: Convallaria is a valuable heart remedy with an action similar to Digitalis but without its potential toxic effects.
Digitalis - Foxgloves. Normally seen in dry woodlands, but will grow well in the damp.
Echinacea - The Coneflower. Damp or dry
Eranthis hyemalis. Good at water's edge as long as nor permanently flooded.
Foxglove leaves contain digitalis, a potent heart medicine, and are considered poisonous.
Special Features
Easy care/low maintenance
Multiplies readily
Good for cut flowers
Deer resistant
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They do not have the same cumulative effect as those present in foxglove (Digitalis spp.)[254]. The bulb has been widely used by herbalists, mainly for its effect upon the heart and for its stimulating, expectorant and diuretic properties[4].
Maiglöckchen enthalten herzaktive Glycoside mit digitalis-ähnlicher Wirkung; allerdings sind die Konzentrationen dieser Wirkstoffe in den Blättern relativ gering, und deshalb treten lebensgefährliche Vergiftungen nur selten auf.
Digitalis sp. and hybrids (Foxglove)
Echinacea sp. and hybrids (Coneflower)
Echinocereus sp. (Claret Cup Cactus)
Erythrina herbacea (Coral Bean)
Fuchsia sp. and hybrids (Fuchsia)
Gentiana septemfida (Gentian)
Gladiolus sp. and hybrids (Gladiolus) ...
Many plants of the family are used medicinally; however, only the purple foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) of W Europe is economically important. Its leaves are the source of the drug digitalis, a powerful heart stimulant.
Digitalis species - Foxglove
*Disporum flavum - Fairy-Bells
Eupatorium coelestinum - Mist Flower
Ferns (most) - Ferns
*Galium odoratum - Sweet Woodruff
Geranium maculatum - Wild Cranesbill
Gillenia trifoliata - Bowman's Root ...
The action of the drug closely resembles that of Digitalis, though it is less powerful; it is used as a substitute and strongly recommended in valvular heart disease, also in cases of cardiac debility and dropsy.
SIGNS: Oleander contains the toxins oleandrin and nerioside, which very similar to the toxins in foxglove (Digitalis). This is a tropical plant, but is grown as an ornamental and as a houseplant in Indiana.
Medicines derived from plants include aspirin, taxol, morphine, quinine, reserpine, colchicine, digitalis and vincristine. There are hundreds of herbal supplements such as ginkgo, Echinacea, feverfew, and Saint John's wort.
laevis 'Bluebird': 6, Clematis x durandii: 7, Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam': 8, Digitalis purpurea ssp.
Acorus (Sweet Flag) Alliums Anemone Aquilegia (Columbine) Astilbe Begonia Brunnera (Bugloss) Caladium Cypridpedium (Lady's Slipper Orchid) Dicentra (Bleeding Heart) Digitalis (Foxglove) Gentiana (Gentian) Geranium (True geranium) Helleborus (Winter ...
Biennial or Perennials, Digitalis
Now here is an old garden gem. Foxgloves have spikes of distinctive, freckle-throated bells stud the flower stems and provide a graceful, stately look in a partly shady garden.
The common name of perennial flower Rehmannia is Chinese Foxgloves, because the tubular flowers bear a resemblance to Digitalis. They do well in shade, even dry shade.
Common biennials include: Foxglove (Digitalis), Money Plant (Lunaria), Lupines, sweet williams (Dianthus), Canterbury bells, hollyhocks, leeks (Allium), parsley, and cabbage.
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It is considered similar to digitalis in action but milder. Some herbal guides suggest self medication to stimulate the heart but this is dangerous.
Some of the better known biennials are Sweet Williams (Dianthus barbatus), Foxgloves ( Digitalis purpurea) and Canterbury bells ( Campanula medium).
produce vomiting and diarrhea, however and is only used when digitalis fails.
I'm particularly astonished by the lack of bees in my garden this year despite planting nectar plants for honey bees and butterflies and specialist plants like digitalis, eryngium, echinacea and aquilegia to help bumblebees. ...
It is used principally for its effect due to stimulation of the renal epithelium; it is especially useful when there is an accumulation of fluid in the body resulting from cardiac failure, when it is often given with digitalis to relieve dilatation.
 See also: Foxglove, May, Green, Pink, Rose
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