Foxglove - Flowers

Tidying up the garden I notice some foxglove plants. These plants are e at the back of my border. The name although in my childhood I thought it meant foxes gloves really means folks gloves , fairy folk were said to use the foxglove bell shaped flower as a glove. The Latin name is digitalis the flower a finger like shape. A fox glove flower does fit on a finger well, just the like a thimble. Again as a child I would put my finger into a fox's glove. I expect a lot of you will have heard of digitalis a drug for heart complaints, yes this drug comes from the foxglove. This means the foxglove is a poisonous plant all parts of the plant are toxic if ...  Read the complete review

The foxglove looks lovely and the flowers are very nice to look at, but behind the elegant looking herb lay a real danger. Foxgloves are poisonous and should never be eaten or used domestically, even touching foxgloves can cause rashes and headaches. Do not use without medical direction. It’s classed as an herb because of it medicinal use, it’s been used for over 200 years as a treatment for heart failure. Foxglove – Digitalis purpurea ***The Plant*** Foxgloves goes by many names that include, Deadman’s Bells, Dogs fingers, Fairy fingers, Witch’s glove and Bloody fingers to name but a few. A review about ...  Read the complete review