Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Digitalis L. [638]

genus_ja:

genus_en: Foxglove

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Plantaginaceae

family_ja: オオバコ

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distribution_en: Medit., Europe to C.Asia

description_en: Genus of about 22 species of biennials and short-lived perennials from Europe, N.W. Africa, and C. Asia, found in open woodland, with a few occurring in subalpine meadows and on stony, grassy slopes. They produce simple, mainly oblong to lance-shaped to obovate, entire or toothed, mostly mid-green leaves. They have one or more basal leaf rosettes with smaller, alternate stem leaves. Inflated, tubular-bell-shaped, somewhat 2-lipped flowers, often spotted inside, are produced in tall, sometimes branched, often closely packed racemes, usually on one side of the stems. Most foxgloves are imposing plants, suitable for a border or for naturalizing in woodland. All parts may cause severe discomfort if ingested. Contact with foliage may irritate skin.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy to frost hardy.

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propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in late spring. Seed of D. purpurea may also be sown in situ in late spring.

pests_en: Leaves are susceptible to leaf spot and powdery mildew.

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comment_ja: キツネノテブクロ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2022-03-09 15:20

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