Foxglove Digitalis purpureaThe mottled markings on foxglove flowers were once thought to be the
Foxglove Digitalis purpureaThe mottled markings on foxglove flowers were once thought to be the hand-prints of fairies. In Gaelic, it was called lus nam ban-sith - ‘the fairy woman’s plant’. This is the same foxglove I previously posted, just taken at a slightly different angle with a warmer background thanks to the woodland behind the plant. -- source link
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