Additional notes (click to expand)

Nomenclature

Seed received as Isoplexis canariensis. Name not recognised by RHS.
The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database, (2016), available at www.rhs.org.uk

Toxicity

Toxic due to cardiac glycosides that may derange cardiac rhythm and gastro-intestinal upsets.
Professor Anthony Dayan, 2022

Digitalis canariensis L.

Family: PLANTAGINACEAE
Genus: Digitalis
Species: canariensis L.
Common names: Canary Island Foxglove
Distribution summary: Canary Islands
Habit: Short-lived Perennial
Hardiness: H3 - Half hardy; unheated greenhouse/mild winter
Habitat: Woodlands
Garden status: Not currently grown
Flowering months: May, June
Reason for growing: Toxic


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