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Large Yellow Foxglove
Digitalis grandiflora

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Herb: Large Yellow Foxglove

Latin name: Digitalis grandiflora

Synonyms: Digitalis ambigua

Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)

Medicinal use of Large Yellow Foxglove:

The leaves are cardiac, stimulant and tonic. They are often used in the treatment of certain heart complaints.

Description of the plant:

Habitat of the herb:

Woods in mountains and in drier stonier habitats.

Propagation of Large Yellow Foxglove:

Seed - surface sow early spring in a cold frame. The seed usually germinates in 2 - 4 weeks at 20°C. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer.

Cultivation of the herb:

Woods in mountains and in drier stonier habitats.

Known hazards of Digitalis grandiflora:

All parts of the plant are poisonous.

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.