Last May, I had the opportunity to photograph some wonderful Excelsior Mix Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) at Longwood Gardens. Not only did the overall display look wonderful set against the pine trees, but they also had several colors of blossoms which were great fun to photograph.
Foxglove is a wonderful flower to look at and photograph. The flowers come in a wide range of colors – and everyone I’ve seen has been spotted! Although medicine can be made from extracts from the leaves, the entire plant is poisonous. It can be fatal if eaten.
This first photo shows the Foxglove in the Flower Garden Walk at Longwood Gardens.
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
And then here are some of the wonderful colors of the various stalks of flowers.
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
amazing flowers!