WorldFloraDB - Digitalis lanata

Characteristics

Biennial or more often perennial, 3–10 dm, villous in the infl; cauline lvs narrowly oblong, sessile, entire or nearly so, glabrous beneath; sep lanceolate, densely villous,7–10 mm; cor white to pale yellow 2–3 cm, the tube strongly inflated, veined with brown or violet, the lower median lobe prolonged, 8–13 mm, much surpassing the lateral ones; 2n=56. Native of s. Europe, rarely escaped from cult. in our range. Summer. Produces a variant form of digitalis.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

-

Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

entomogamy

Spread

epizoochory

Mature width (meter)

0.1 - 0.5

Mature height (meter)

0.5 - 0.9

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

0.5

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

Woods and scrub.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	environmental use medicinal poison
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	Cardiotonic agents (leaf), General tonic for rejuvenation (leaf), Burns (root), Cardiotonic agents (root), General tonic for rejuvenation (root), Cardiotonic (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Heart (unspecified), Renitis (unspecified), Stimulant(Cardio) (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Dropsy (unspecified), Abscess (whole plant), Headache (whole plant), Paralysis (whole plant)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.

Mode	cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days)	15 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°)	20
Germination luminosity	light
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-18
Optimum temperature (C°)	18 - 26
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-