Digitalis laevigata
| Digitalis laevigata | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 3' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer |
| Open Woods Forest | |
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| Medicinal Rating: | |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Digitalis laevigata
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.
Cultivation: An easily grown plant, succeeding in ordinary garden soil, especially if it is rich in organic matter[2]. It also succeeds in dry soils and, once established, is drought tolerant[3][4]. It prefers semi-shade but succeeds in full sun if the soil is moist[3][5].
Plants are hardy to about -15°c[6].
Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits[7].
Range: S.E. Europe.
Habitat: Scrub and woods in the mountains[8][9].
Medicinal: The leaves are cardiac, stimulant and tonic[10][11]. They are much used in the treatment of certain heart complaints, but cause distress when used in large doses[9].
Pollinators: Bees
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Known Hazards: All parts of the plant are poisonous[12][13].
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References
- ↑ Bird, Alfred. Focus on Plants Volume 5. Thompson and Morgan, 1991.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Brickell, Christopher. The RHS Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers. Dorling Kindersley Publishers, 1990.
- ↑ Chatto, Beth. The Damp Garden. Dent, 1982.
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Niebuhr, Alta. Herbs of Greece. Herb Society of America, 1970.
- ↑ 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.