Canary Island foxglove

An evergreen from the Canary Islands with beautiful apricot-coloured flowers.

Canary Island foxglove (Digitalis canariensis)
Canary Island foxglove - Digitalis canariensis

Canary Island foxglove is only found on the Canary Islands. Its natural habitat is the evergreen and biodiverse laurel forests that are found where the wind carries plenty of rain and fog  from the sea.

The plant is evergreen with beautiful golden apricot-coloured flowers that can be seen from mid-spring to autumn. The prolonged flowering period is one of the reasons that Canary Island foxglove is frequently grown as an ornamental plant, also outside the Canary Islands


Facts:

  • Greenhouse location: Not on display at the moment
  • Danish name: Kanarisk fingerbøl
  • Latin name: Digitalis canariensis
  • Family: Plantain family / Plantaginaceae
  • Natural habitat: The island of Tenerife

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