Foxglove Flower Description. Foxglove blooms from June to September. All parts of the plants contain cardiac glycosides and are considered toxic if ingested.
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Its leaves are the source of the heart drug digitalis. Foxglove is a European import with tall bold blooms in many colors. For that reason its tall and stately spikes of flowers are at their best in those sunny midsummer days when the bees are busiest.
Foxglove Known for its towers of blooms this classic favorite has long graced many gardens.
Also new perennial varieties of foxglove have been developed that flower in year one. The Foxglove is a favourite flower of the honey-bee and is entirely developed by the visits of this insect. Colorful flowers filled with nectar attract bumblebees main pollinators of this species. Purple foxglove was used in traditional medicine in Europe.
