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Description
"D. thapsi plants are similar to D. purpurea in general appearance but are more compact, have foliage covered with yellowish, glandular hairs and are perennial. Plants produce pendulous, funnel-shaped, pink flowers that are borne in terminal racemes atop flower stalks rising to 24” tall from the center of basal rosettes of downy, ovate-lanceolate to oblong, medium green leaves. Flowers bloom from late spring to early summer. Individual flowers resemble the snipped-off fingers of a glove, hence the common name. The leaves of plants in the genus Digitalis are highly poisonous. The drug digitalis has been primarily derived from the leaves of D. purpurea or D. lanata. Plant juices may cause allergic skin reactions. Genus name comes from the Latin digitus meaning "finger" for the flower shape. ‘Spanish Peaks’ is a compact foxglove that is noted for its raspberry-rose flowers." - Missouri Botanical Garden