Showing posts with label Plantaginaceae. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Plantaginaceae. Show all posts

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Poison packed in an Angel's Dress...

Who would ever assume that these beautiful blooms are deadly poison? But also used for healing. Don't plant them when you have kids... they contain several poisonous substances such as Digitoxines, Gitaloxines, Gitarines, Digitalines and Gitoxines.


"Digitalis purpurea alba"(Plantaginaceae)
thimble, folks glove, Fingerhut

Saturday, April 19, 2008

Veronica - Tiny little blue Jewels

These tiny little flowers are easily overlooked - they are less than 1/4 inch in diameter. But even those tiny little jewels are what they are - a messenger of spring.
There is a saying in German: Veronica, Veronica - the Spring is there (in German it is rhyming).


"Veronica chamaedrys" (Plantaginaceae)