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| Snapdragon Family (Scrophulariaceae)
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| Foxgloves
naturalize in shady places and so can be found in
abundance at the Castle where only a few were originally
planted. Some places to find them include: the walk
connecting the Hidden Terrace to the Neptune Dressing
Rooms' stairs, the stairs leading up to the Neptune
Terrace next to La Casa del Sol, and under the large
trees on the Main Terrace, across from La Casa del
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 Biennial
(two-year life cycle) or perennial plant growing
2 to 4 feet tall. Large leaves grow in clumps
at the base of the plant, smaller stem leaves
grow on stalks above; all are rough, wooly
and light green. Purple flowers 2 to 3 inches
long are borne on one side of 2 to 3 foot-long
spikes; the lower sides of flowers are spotted.
Flowers of volunteer foxglove seedlings are
often white. |
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| "Digitalis" comes
from the Latin for "finger of a glove", referring
to the shape of the flowers. The smaller,
uppermost leaves of the plant are the source
of the medicinal (and highly poisonous) drug
- digitalis. |
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