Foxglove thriving in ditches

Foxglove, fabled in folklore not just for its beauty but also for its medicinal properties, is thriving this summer in the warm and, occasionally, sunny conditions, writes Donal Hickey

It’s growing in profusion along roadsides, especially.

Normally purple, the flower sometimes appears in other colours and a reader from the Dingle Peninsula has contacted us expressing surprise at finding white foxglove in his garden.