Foxglove

🦊 FOXGLOVE

Digitalis purpurea

Cabinet of Forbidden Curiosities | Poisonous Flora

Pretty enough for a cottage garden. Dangerous enough to earn a permanent place behind glass.

Foxglove, or Digitalis purpurea, is a striking biennial plant native to much of Europe, including Britain. Its tall flower spikes are covered with tubular, bell-shaped blooms, traditionally ranging from purple and pink through to white, often marked with darker speckles inside the flowers.

But beneath that beautiful appearance is a seriously toxic plant. Foxglove contains cardiac glycosides, particularly digoxin and related compounds, which can affect the heart when ingested. Every part of the plant is considered poisonous.

Its long history in herbal medicine, folklore and traditional plant lore makes it a perfect specimen for the Cabinet of Forbidden Curiosities. Beautiful, useful, mysterious and absolutely not something you want mistaken for a cup of tea. 🖤

This miniature specimen is entirely handmade from polymer clay, recreating the distinctive flower spike and delicate foxglove blooms without any actual poisonous plant material.

🖤 Handmade miniature specimen

🖤 Polymer clay construction

🖤 Presented in a specimen jar

🖤 Inspired by genuine botanical history and folklore

🖤 Part of the Cabinet of Forbidden Curiosities

🖤 Perfect for gothic, witchy and botanical collections

Beautiful on the outside. Cardiac glycosides on the inside. The Cabinet prefers to keep this one firmly behind glass. 🦊🌿

Decorative item only. Contains no real Foxglove or poisonous botanical material.