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The Throat of Digitalis purpurea! After you get past the hairy lip, <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/80165/a_hairy_lip.html" title="A Hairy Lip!"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2839/80165_thumb.jpeg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=Ym8IHDCXaIEjS9t5s54tGuOz2ww%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="A Hairy Lip! These plants seem to pop up in the spring any where the soil has been disturbed. Who knows where the seeds come from? In our area the flowers range from white with no spots all the way to a very dark purple with many dark markings. Canada,Digitalis purpurea,Geotagged,Purple foxglove,Spring" /></a></figure><br /> You enter the throat of the flower. The closer you look the better it gets!<br /> Canada,Digitalis purpurea,Geotagged,Purple foxglove,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

The Throat of Digitalis purpurea!

After you get past the hairy lip,

A Hairy Lip! These plants seem to pop up in the spring any where the soil has been disturbed. Who knows where the seeds come from? In our area the flowers range from white with no spots all the way to a very dark purple with many dark markings. Canada,Digitalis purpurea,Geotagged,Purple foxglove,Spring

You enter the throat of the flower. The closer you look the better it gets!

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    Patomarazul
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    Gorgeous! Posted 6 years ago
    1. View gary fast's profile
      gary fast
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      Who would of thought that was in there? Thank you. Posted 6 years ago
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    Ferdy Christant
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    Very cool! Posted 6 years ago
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      gary fast
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      Very! It surprised me. Posted 6 years ago

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The Purple foxglove

"Digitalis purpurea" is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family Scrophulariaceae, native to and widespread throughout most of temperate Europe. It is also naturalised in parts of North America and some other temperate regions. The plants are well known as the original source of the heart medicine digoxin.

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Similar species: Lamiales
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Uploaded Jun 7, 2019. Captured Jun 7, 2019 11:14 in 315 Whaletown Rd, Whaletown, BC V0P 1Z0, Canada.
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  • E-M5MarkII
  • f/7.1
  • 1/250s
  • ISO640
  • 60mm