Foxglove
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| Foxglove | |
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| Species information | |
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Long and leafy |
| Leaves |
Long and basal |
| Flowers |
Tubular, colourful |
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- "You'll need to get some foxglove from that chest over there."
- —Severus Snape instructs Harry Potter while making a pumpkin-head potion.[src]
Foxgloves are a genus of herbaceous plants with vivid flowers that range in colour from various purple tints through various shades of light grey.
Foxgloves are used in potion-making, and are an essential ingredient in the preparation of the Pumpion Potion.[1]
Behind the scenes
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- Foxglove, a highly toxic plant, was associated with death and magic in Medieval European folklore. Eating the plant can cause heart failure, but the plant is also used in a modern heart drug. [2] In medieval times, the foxglove plant was also known as Witches' Fingers, Goblin Gloves, and in Celtic lus na mban sídhe (plant of the fairy women). [3]
AppearancesEdit
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (First appearance)
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 - NDS version
- ↑ "A Garden of Ghoulish Delights" - University of Vermont Extension Department of Plant and Soil Science
- ↑ "Foxglove Herb, Digitalis purpurea, and its Many Names in Folklore" on Botany | Suite101
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