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Digitalis atlantica

Digitalis atlantica is a biennial or perennial foxglove from Algeria, forming a downy rosette of grey-green leaves before sending up a tall spike of flowers in spring and summer. It needs a sunny to lightly shaded spot with well-drained soil.

Family
Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly during dry spells, letting the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining, moderately fertile soil or a loam-based mix with added grit.
Temperature
10–25 °C; tolerates light frost but protect from hard freezes below -5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: All parts contain cardenolides, which can cause heart rhythm disturbances if eaten; the sources note this species has the lowest cardenolide content in the genus.
Native range
Algeria
Climate
subtropical

About

Digitalis atlantica is a perennial foxglove species in the family Plantaginaceae. It is native to Algeria.

Safety

Like all species in the Digitalis genus, Digitalis atlantica is also toxic. However, this particular species seems to have the lowest cardenolide content.

Other Digitalis plants

Canary Islands Foxglove · Digitalis cariensis · Digitalis cedretorum · Digitalis chalcantha · Digitalis ciliata · Alanya Foxglove · Rusty foxglove · Digitalis ×fulva · Yellow Foxglove · Digitalis ikarica · Cresta De Gallo · Digitalis laevigata

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Digitalis atlantica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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