Plant with a leaf rosette during the first year and dorsal of leaf (a & b), flowering in Digitalis lanata and Digitalis purpurea (c & d), stem, flowers, fruits (c, d, e & f) and seeds of Digitalis purpurea (g).

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... pubescent plant is a biennial with a branched tap root system. The plant produces a leaf rosette during the first year (Fig. 1a), and a 2m tall, straight, unbranched, grey, tomentose stem is produced in the second year. The leaves are oval, alternating, petiolate, and tapering upward (Fig. 1b). The majority of the leaves are crenate; only the topmost ones have full margins. The flowers have white dots on the sides and a carmine crimson colour. Long terminal ...

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... pubescent plant is a biennial with a branched tap root system. The plant produces a leaf rosette during the first year (Fig. 1a), and a 2m tall, straight, unbranched, grey, tomentose stem is produced in the second year. The leaves are oval, alternating, petiolate, and tapering upward (Fig. 1b). The majority of the leaves are crenate; only the topmost ones have full margins. The flowers have white dots on the sides and a carmine crimson colour. Long terminal mono-side racemes with flowers on them are the common form; they possess five free sepals with short tips ( Fig. 1d and e). The corolla is campanulate, bilabiate, and ...

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... leaves are oval, alternating, petiolate, and tapering upward (Fig. 1b). The majority of the leaves are crenate; only the topmost ones have full margins. The flowers have white dots on the sides and a carmine crimson colour. Long terminal mono-side racemes with flowers on them are the common form; they possess five free sepals with short tips ( Fig. 1d and e). The corolla is campanulate, bilabiate, and about 4 cm long; the lower lip has an elliptical apex, while the upper lip is obtuse (Fig. 1d). These consist of one superior ovary, two long stamens, and two short stamens. The fruit is an oval, glandular, villous capsule (( Fig. 1f) with two valves [7] . Seeds are small, light, and numerous ...

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... margins. The flowers have white dots on the sides and a carmine crimson colour. Long terminal mono-side racemes with flowers on them are the common form; they possess five free sepals with short tips ( Fig. 1d and e). The corolla is campanulate, bilabiate, and about 4 cm long; the lower lip has an elliptical apex, while the upper lip is obtuse (Fig. 1d). These consist of one superior ovary, two long stamens, and two short stamens. The fruit is an oval, glandular, villous capsule (( Fig. 1f) with two valves [7] . Seeds are small, light, and numerous (Fig. 1g). They contain digitalin and also yield a fatty oil. [8,9] . Cultivation and Collection: As the seeds of Digitalis are small ( ...

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... common form; they possess five free sepals with short tips ( Fig. 1d and e). The corolla is campanulate, bilabiate, and about 4 cm long; the lower lip has an elliptical apex, while the upper lip is obtuse (Fig. 1d). These consist of one superior ovary, two long stamens, and two short stamens. The fruit is an oval, glandular, villous capsule (( Fig. 1f) with two valves [7] . Seeds are small, light, and numerous (Fig. 1g). They contain digitalin and also yield a fatty oil. [8,9] . Cultivation and Collection: As the seeds of Digitalis are small ( Fig. 1.g), they are sown by mixing them with fine sand to ensure even distribution and sown in prepared nursery beds in March or April. When ...

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... 1d and e). The corolla is campanulate, bilabiate, and about 4 cm long; the lower lip has an elliptical apex, while the upper lip is obtuse (Fig. 1d). These consist of one superior ovary, two long stamens, and two short stamens. The fruit is an oval, glandular, villous capsule (( Fig. 1f) with two valves [7] . Seeds are small, light, and numerous (Fig. 1g). They contain digitalin and also yield a fatty oil. [8,9] . Cultivation and Collection: As the seeds of Digitalis are small ( Fig. 1.g), they are sown by mixing them with fine sand to ensure even distribution and sown in prepared nursery beds in March or April. When 2/3 of the flowers are fully mature, leaves are harvested. After ...

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... (Fig. 1d). These consist of one superior ovary, two long stamens, and two short stamens. The fruit is an oval, glandular, villous capsule (( Fig. 1f) with two valves [7] . Seeds are small, light, and numerous (Fig. 1g). They contain digitalin and also yield a fatty oil. [8,9] . Cultivation and Collection: As the seeds of Digitalis are small ( Fig. 1.g), they are sown by mixing them with fine sand to ensure even distribution and sown in prepared nursery beds in March or April. When 2/3 of the flowers are fully mature, leaves are harvested. After that, the seedling is placed in the field. In the early afternoon, leaves are typically picked because it is thought that this is when the ...