Digitalis purpurea (Common foxglove)

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Indigenous to the Mediterranean region. Widely cultivated as a garden flower, including in southern Africa. There is a wide variety of cultivars.

Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot Mix', New York Botanical Gardens. [photo H. Robertson, Iziko ©]