Additional notes (click to expand)
Nomenclature
Parentage = D. grandiflora × D. purpurea
Phytochemistry
Active princile: all parts: several cardenolides (purpurea glycoside, lanatoside, digitoxin, digoxin).
Wink, M. (2009). Mode of Action and toxicology of plant toxins and poisonous plants. Mitt. Julius Kuhn-Inst. 421:93-111. page 99
Toxicity
Class 1a. Extremely hazardous: cardiac glycosides inhibit Na+,K+-ATPase, typical cardiac glycoside
intoxication, vomiting, diarrhoea, gastroenteritis, severe headache, irregular heartbeat and pulse,
convulsions, CNS disturbance, cardiac arrest, sudden death.
Wink, M. (2009). Mode of Action and toxicology of plant toxins and poisonous plants. Mitt. Julius Kuhn-Inst. 421:93-111. 99
Digitalis x mertonensis
Family: PLANTAGINACEAEGenus: Digitalis
Species: mertonensis
Common names: Strawberry Foxglove
Habit: Biennial
Hardiness: H3 - Half hardy; unheated greenhouse/mild winter
Garden status: Not currently grown
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