Native Foxglove
£3.00Price
Foxglove is a well-known plant across the UK, which produces a spike of purple-pink flowers between June and September. It can grow up to 2m tall and is found in heathland, woodland edges and gardens. This pretty flower is also a valuable source of nectar for bees.
Leaves: oval-shaped and hairy with a toothed margin. The first year plant produces a basal rosette, but older plants show an alternate leaf arrangement on the stem.
Flowers: pink-purple in colour, occasionally white and showing darker coloured spots on the lower lip of the flower. Flowers are tube-shaped and grow on a tall spike. The plant itself can grow up to 2m tall.
Fruit/seeds: a capsule encompassing many seeds, which changes colour from green to black when ripening.