Latin name: Digitalis purpurea L.
  Pronunciation: dij-i-TAY-lis pure-PURE-ee-a

  Common name: Foxglove
  Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain)
  Habitat: Naturalized in shaded coastal canyons,
  native to western Europe and NW Africa

  Blooming period: May to September
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Digitalis
  2) purpurea
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