Common Foxglove

Growth habit

Herbaceous

Perennation

Biennial

Native distribution

Western Mediterranean Region; Europe

Biocultural value

Leaves are a source of digitoxin, a cardiotonic drug.

Location

Robison Herb Garden

Source of plant

Richters, Cornell Botanic Gardens

Description

Biennial or perennial, to 4' in height. Basal leaves lanceolate to ovate or broadly ovate, long-petioled,stem leaves sessile or short-petioled; flowers drooping in one-sided racemes to 2' long; clayx lobes ovate, corolla to 3" long, purple or sometimes pink or white, rarely yellowish, more or less spotted inside.

USDA Hardiness Zone

4

Special characteristics

medicinal/pharmaceutical