Tressy Morgan
Those are beautiful......so different.
Foxgloves (Digitalis purpurea) are biennials. They bloom from early to midsummer. Lovely flowers rise from a basal rosette of downy, oblong, deep green leaves. But their beauty masks a sinister truth — they're poisonous as all get-out. Foxglove can cause irregular heart function and death.
As foxgloves are extremely toxic. All parts of the plant are considered toxic, including the foxglove leaves and even the water that it sits in. It can be absorbed through the skin so that you should always wash your hands thoroughly after handling seeds or any other part of the plant, or wear gloves.
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- Christine Caraang
How a beautiful flower can be so deadly for those who are unaware.
- Sara
Those are so pretty. Never would have thought they're poisonous until I read your post. And here I was thinking those would be lovely in the garden. Nope. Not at all.
- Blanche Ho
More pretty, more danger.
- sachin s
Yeah,flowers are ao beautiful.
- charliekitty22
I was just reading about those the other day. Very pretty, but poisonous.
- happywalking
So pretty yet so deadly! Thanks for the info.
- joey Kim
It's scary that toxins can be absorbed through our hands.
- Blanche Ho
Yes, gorgeous but poisonous.
