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Genetic mutations
Spontaneous foxglove mutation: Digitalis purpurea ‘Monstrosa’
For two years, Digitalis purpurea ‘Monstrosa’ is a peloric foxglove that appeared within a self-sown patch in my garden. Let’s see what pelorism is. Peloria derives from both new Latin and from the Greek word pelÅros, meaning “monstrous”. Pelorism in Digitalis refers to the occurrence of flowers with radial symmetry instead