Digitalis_viridiflora

<i>Digitalis viridiflora</i>

Digitalis viridiflora

Species of plant

Digitalis viridiflora is a species of flowering plant commonly called green foxglove in family Plantaginaceae. It is a perennial species with greenish-yellow flowers produced on stems that grow 60 to 80cm tall. It is native to the Balkans.[1] It is found growing in woodlands and heaths.[2]

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Description

Digitalis viridiflora is a herbaceous, perennial foxglove, growing up to 80cm tall. It has upright flowering stems with many greenish-yellow flowers that have some brownish-red spotting and mottling of the throats. The foliage is covered with pubescent hairs (trichomes).[3] It has 56 chromosomes.[4]

Distribution

It is native to Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Thrace (Turkey), and areas within the region of the former Yugoslavia.[5]

Cultivation

Green foxglove is a perennial grown in gardens for its distinctive greenish-yellow flower color and it being adaptable to partial shade; it has a dense habit and the flowering stems make long-lasting cut flowers.[6] It is propagated by seed and by division of plants in early spring.

References

  1. [1]
    "Digitalis viridiflora | green foxglove/RHS Gardening". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  2. [2]
    Christopher Gardner; Basak Gardner (6 March 2020). Flora of the Mediterranean: An Illustrated Guide. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 144–. ISBN 978-1-4729-8268-1.
  3. [3]
    T. G. Tutin; V. H. Heywood; N. A. Burges (28 December 1972). Flora Europaea: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge University Press. p. 239. ISBN 978-0-521-08489-5.
  4. [4]
    "CCDB server". ccdb.tau.ac.il. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  5. [5]
    "Digitalis viridiflora Lindl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  6. [6]
    Alison Hoblyn (17 February 2009). Green Flowers: Unexpected Beauty for the Garden, Container or Vase. Timber Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-60469-149-8.
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