Species information
Endemic to
• Europe
• Asia
• Africa
Stem
• Long and leafy
Leaves
• Long and basal
Flowers
• Tubular, colorful
Usage
• Potion-making
"You'll need to get some foxglove from that chest over there" - Severus Snape instructs Harry Potter while making a Pompion Potion.
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 Pompion Potion.
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. 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).
