Common foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, is a biennial or short-lived herbaceous perennial from western Europe in the plantain family that grows in woodland clearings, mountainsides and especially on disturbed sites, as well as being used as a garden ornamental.
Also called purple foxglove, fairy gloves, fairy bells, lady’s glove, or many other things, this plant is widely naturalized outside its native area, commonly near roads and in some places is considered a weed or an invasive.
