Digitalis ferruginea
| Digitalis ferruginea | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 4' |
| Width: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer |
| Open Woods Forest | |
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| Medicinal Rating: | |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Digitalis ferruginea (common name: rusty foxglove)
Propagation: Seed - surface sow early spring in a cold frame. The seed usually germinates in 2 - 4 weeks at 20°c[1]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer. Another report says that the seed is best sown in the autumn[2].
Cultivation: An easily grown plant, succeeding in ordinary garden soil, especially if it is rich in organic matter[3]. It also succeeds in dry soils and, once established, is drought tolerant[2][4]. It prefers semi-shade but succeeds in full sun if the soil is moist[2][5].
Plants are hardy to about -15°c[6].
This species is a short-lived perennial[6] and is best grown as a biennial[2].
Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer and rabbits[7].
Range: S. and S.E. Europe to W. Asia.
Habitat: Woods, grassy clearings, rocky slopes and scrub to 2700 metres[8][6].
Medicinal: The leaves are cardiac, stimulant and tonic[9][10]. They are often used in the treatment of certain heart complaints.
Pollinators: Bees
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Seed Ripens: Early Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Known Hazards: All parts of the plant are poisonous[11][12].
Also Known As: D. aurea.
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References
- ↑ Bird, Alfred. Focus on Plants Volume 5. Thompson and Morgan, 1991.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Brickell, Christopher. The RHS Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers. Dorling Kindersley Publishers, 1990.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Chatto, Beth. The Damp Garden. Dent, 1982.
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Phillips, Roger and Martyn Rix. Perennials - The Definitve Reference. Pan Books, 1991.
- ↑ Thomas, Graham. Perennial Garden Plants. J. M. Dent & Sons, 1990.
- ↑ Tutin, Tom et al.. Flora Europaea. Cambridge University Press, 1964.
- ↑ Uphof, Johannes. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim, 1959.
- ↑ Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ Chiej, Roberto. Encyclopaedia of Medicinal Plants. MacDonald, 1984.
- ↑ Frohne, Dietrich and Hans Pfänder. J. A Colour Atlas of Poisonous Plants. Timber Press, 1984.