Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) is one of the most striking spring and summertime blooms. The plant's vibrant, towering spikes have drama to spare: They're laden with hollow, pendulous flowers that rise ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. collection of foxglove flowers Stately foxglove hails from 15th century Europe, when the Anglo-Saxons named it “digitus,” Latin ...

If you’ve ever seen this plant’s otherwordly stalks of tubular purple flowers, you can probably get a sense of why it’s earned a few fairy-tale nicknames, from fairy fingers and ladies’ thimble to ...