How to Use foxglove in a Sentence

foxglove

noun

• The cardiac medicine Digoxin, for instance, is from a plant called foxglove.
  — Doug Williams, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 June 2018
• The Sandplain agalinis, also known as the Sandplain false foxglove, is one of those rare species.
  — Gregory B. Hladky, courant.com, 22 Aug. 2017
• Meanwhile, a Christmas fern rejoiced in the spot the foxgloves had rejected.
  — Perdita Buchan, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2017
• Roses and foxgloves rotate over the course of the summer with pansies and delphiniums in a cottage-style planting.
  — Stephen Orr, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2023
• Two really tall plants, hollyhocks and foxglove, need to be started now as well.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Mar. 2018
• No cottage garden is complete without the tall, stately blooms of foxglove.
  — Terri Robertson, Country Living, 18 Jan. 2023
• For the latter, check out things like bee balms, columbines, lupines, foxgloves, hollyhocks, cleomes, impatiens and petunias.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Feb. 2020
• On the surrounding grounds, cornflowers, foxglove and lily of the valley will be in full force this month, and the air, even in smoggy London, will be scented with apple blossom.
  — Joanna Pocock, latimes.com, 13 May 2018
• Camelot foxglove, both Louisiana Super Plants, are best for our area.
  — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 25 Nov. 2020
• Cyclamen, foxglove, nicotiana, forget-me-not, lobelia and primrose are good for the shadier spots (about two hours of direct sun or dappled light).
  — NOLA.com, 28 Oct. 2017
• Flowers and plants such as beech, birch and hornbeam, peonies, foxgloves and white garden roses are expected to be used in the arrangements.
  — Fox News, 1 Apr. 2018
• The agency is also asking people to plant and encourage the planting of good nectar sources like red clover, foxglove, bee balm, and joe-pye weed to give the besieged honey bees a boost.
  — Smriti Rao, Discover Magazine, 26 Mar. 2010
• Chinese foxglove - Rehmannia elata is a perennial from China that should do well in most of our state, but perhaps a little iffy in the northern tier.
  — Arkansas Online, 1 May 2022
• The tubular flowers of foxglove are the perfect drinking vessel for hummingbirds.
  — Terri Robertson, Country Living, 24 June 2022
• The strong vertical of a verbasicum or foxglove will act as an exclamation point.
  — Amy Merrick, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2018
• For seeds that fall out easily, such as Papaver poppies, foxgloves or nigella, this may mean simply turning the pods upside down over a shallow pan so the seeds can fall out.
  — Pam Peirce, SFChronicle.com, 6 July 2018
• Classic poisons like hemlock, nightshade, aconite, foxglove, opium, and strychnine were used to treat a range of ails, from the humble head cold to heart conditions, and even worn as makeup.
  — Meg Neal, Popular Mechanics, 4 Oct. 2020
• In pastel pinks and purples, an enchanting mix of columbines, lupines and foxgloves bloom in pockets of sun underneath Japanese maples.
  — Debbie Arrington, sacbee.com, 2 June 2017
• The wedding arrangements also included branches of beech, birch and hornbeam as well as foxgloves and peonies.
  — Adam Carlson, PEOPLE.com, 20 May 2018
• After flowering, foxgloves, columbine and delphiniums should be pulled up.
  — NOLA.com, 27 Jan. 2018
• The double art flower (Digitalis artherium), for instance, looks like a foxglove with modern art painted on its petals.
  — Washington Post, 27 June 2019
• Her team plans to use white garden roses, peonies and foxgloves, as well as branches of beech, birch and hornbeam for the floral displays, which will be distributed to local charities after the wedding.
  — Judith Vonberg, CNN, 4 Apr. 2018
• Phlox, hollyhock, foxglove, lantana, and butterfly bush are all good choices.
  — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2020
• Camelot foxgloves and Swan columbines are both Louisiana Super Plants selections.
  — NOLA.com, 27 Jan. 2018
• Also, flowers that are almost tube-shape (such as foxglove) are popular with hummingbirds, because they're perfectly shaped for their long beaks.
  — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2020
• At first glance, a Chinese empress tree, also known as foxglove tree, empress tree, or princess tree (Paulownia tomentosa), can seem quite appealing.
  — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2023
• Physicians use digitalis medicines like digoxin, which are derived from members of the foxglove family of plants, to treat congestive heart failure and heart rhythm problems.
  — Brad Reisfeld, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2023
• Each filled with delphiniums, garden roses, peonies, foxgloves and clematis.
  — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2018
• Rabbits usually pass on my iris, salvia, peony, veronica, hellebore, yarrow, anise hyssop, lavender, foxglove, baptisia, bee balm, lamb’s ear, catmint, astilbe, and most of my culinary herbs.
  — Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2022
• Some flowering plants, such as foxglove, oleander, lily of the valley and rhododendrons (such as azaleas), can lead to cardiac failure or cause diarrhea and vomiting if dogs ingest them.
  — Washington Post, 4 May 2022

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024