The description this morning for this traditional garden flower is quite enticing. Take a close look; the tubular flower is a perfect design for insects and hummingbirds, and amazingly, the white rim at the flower’s edge is considered a marked landing strip for the feeders. Common Foxglove (Digitalis purpuyrea) has many compelling names too that stir childhood imaginations including mine. Aka Fairy Gloves, Fairy Bells, Lady’s Gloves.Read more here. Copyright 2023 Pamela BreitbergThis wall art on a Chicago street seems to fit today’s post! The Hummingbird is a bit too large for the Foxglove above. Copyright 2023 Pamela Breitberg
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