Foxgloves in flower (Digitalis purpurea). Three flower heads with clusters hanging at the top of the stem and on one side. Petal tubes indistinctly made up of five-lobed petals.​​


Foxgloves in flower (Digitalis purpurea). Three flower heads with clusters hanging at the top of the stem and on one side. Petal tubes indistincly five lobed withe one large lobe on the bottom of each flower. Bumble-bee (Bombus sp. ) about to land, long unfurled tongue seeking nectar. Co-incidentally, cross pollinating by flying from flower to flower. June. Summer. Norfolk.


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