Common name: Foxglove

Scientific name: Digitalis purpurea

Family: Scrophulariaceae

Uses: Ornamental, medicinal.Attractive flowers. Use for shade. Poisonous if ingested. Both synthetic and natural forms are used to treat heart failure.

History: Native to western and central Europe and the British Isles. It is said that Vincent van Gogh took digitalis for epilepsy, and that the yellow vision this drug creates may have influenced his art.