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Digitalis is a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous perennial plants, shrubs, and biennials, commonly called foxgloves. Digitalis is native to Europe, western Asia, and northwestern Africa.

Flowers
Digitalis purpurea
The common foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, is a common wild plant growing in woods and hedgerows. It is easy to spot with its large, purple-pink spikes of trumpet flowers in summer.

Colors
The blooms themselves grow to be 2 to 3 inches long. The various varieties of foxgloves flower in a rainbow of colors, including red, pink, yellow, white, and purple. In most instances, the interiors of the tubular flowers are speckled with a darker, contrasting color.

Can foxglove kill a dog?
Foxgloves. They may be a honey bee's best friend, but foxgloves are highly toxic for both people and dogs. If eaten, foxgloves can cause your dog to suffer severe nausea and vomiting.

Is Foxglove poisonous to humans?
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) is a common garden plant that contains digitalis and other cardiac glycosides. These chemicals affect the heart. Foxglove is poisonous, although recorded poisonings from this plant are very rare.

Can foxglove kill you?
Foxglove is most toxic just before the seeds ripen. It tastes spicy hot or bitter and smells slightly bad. This plant is so poisonous that ingesting only . 5 gram dried or 2 grams of fresh leaf is enough to kill a person.


Is Foxglove poisonous to touch?
Toxicity and symptoms
Take care when handling this plant. All parts of it can cause allergic reactions, but the berries are particularly poisonous. The plant contains minute needle-shaped crystals which can severely irritate the skin.

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