Digitalis purpurea, purple foxglove, herbaceous plant with purple spotted flowers, ornamental and medicinal, digoxin medicine


Digitalis purpurea, common foxglove or purple foxglove is a short lived perennial herb grown both as ornamental and medicinal plant, a source of important heart medicine digoxin, plant grows up to 1 m tall with spirally arraged hairy leaves and pendent purple or white tubular flowers spotted inside, often self sown and running as escape.


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Location: Delhi University, Delhi, India
Photo credit: © Gurcharan Singh / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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