Roter Fingerhut

Landscape Uses:Border, Container, Massing, Specimen, Woodland garden. Easily grown in ordinary garden soil, especially if it is rich in organic matter. Prefers a light dry soil in semi-shade but succeeds in full sun if the soil is moist. Grows well in acid soils. Plants are hardy to about -25°c. The foxglove is a very ornamental plant that is easily naturalized in the semi-shade of a woodland. It contains glycosides and forms the basis of an important heart medicine for which it is cultivated commercially. This species is commonly used by herbalists, whereas D. lanata is more commonly grown for supplying the pharmaceutical industry. The plant contains much greater concentrations of the medically active ingredients when it is grown in a sunny position. The flowers are very attractive to bees. Individual plants can produce up to 2 million seeds. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits. A good companion plant, it stimulates the growth of nearby plants, growing well with pine trees. Special Features:Attractive foliage, Not North American native, Naturalizing, All or parts of this plant are poisonous, Suitable for cut flowers. In garden design, as well as the above-ground architecture of a plant, root structure considerations help in choosing plants that work together for their optimal soil requirements including nutrients and water. The root pattern is fibrous dividing into a large number of fine roots [2-1].

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Dye Preservative An infusion of the plant prolongs the life of cut flowers. Root crops growing near this plant store better. An apple-green dye is obtained from the flowers. Cut flower. Cultivars have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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