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Foxglove Other Names: Fairy
Bells Distribution:
A native British wild flower, which is fairly common throughout Habitat:
It grows in woods, on heaths, banks, rocks and on acid soils. Description:
Biennial.
Tall, straight flower spikes in the second year from May to
September. The clusters of
large, bell-shaped, pink/purple flowers hang at the top of the stem -
all on the same side of the stem. Uses:
The foxglove is very poisonous, but is the source of the drug
digitalis. Digitalis is used in very small doses for the treatment
of some heart conditions. Wildlife:
This is the food plant of the Frosted
Orange, the Heath Fritillary, the
Lesser Yellow Underwing and the Foxglove Pug Moth. Sowing
Instructions for Seeds: Sow seed in late spring to
early summer in a cold frame. When the seedlings are large enough to
handle, prick them out into individual pots and plant them out in late
summer for flowering the following year (biennial). Our
plants and seeds are of native British origin. |
