Digitalis parviflora
Digitalis parviflora, the small-flowered foxglove, is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae, native to Northern Spain. Growing to 60 cm (24 in), it is a short-lived herbaceous perennial or biennial. Spires of tubular rust-red flowers rise from downy rosettes of leaves in late spring and early summer.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Digitalis |
| Species: | D. parviflora |
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The Latin specific epithet parviflora means "with small flowers".[2]
It is cultivated as an ornamental, preferring a semi-shaded position with damp soil. The species[1] and the cultivar 'Milk Chocolate' [3] have won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
References
- "Digitalis parviflora". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
- "Digitalis parviflora 'Milk Chocolate'". RHS. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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