Posts Tagged: Digitalis

The Lurking Place of the Fairies

Foxgloves are called "the lurking place of the fairies." That could be. Foxgloves are also known by their genus name, Digitalis--meaning fingerlike. The genus is native to western and southwestern Europe, western and central Asia, Australasia and...

A Valley carpenter bee appears to be "nectar-robbing," drilling a hole through the flower instead of going into the entrance. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A Valley carpenter bee appears to be "nectar-robbing," drilling a hole through the flower instead of going into the entrance. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee seeks an entrance into the foxglove. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee seeks an entrance into the foxglove. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Look here! An earwig has found a "hidey hole." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Look here! An earwig has found a "hidey hole." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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