Digitalis × fulva in the UK under its synonym "Digitalis" × "mertonensis", has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Digitalis × fulva Digitalis" × "fulva, the strawberry foxglove, is a fertile hybrid between "Digitalis grandiflora" and "Digitalis purpurea". This perennial herbaceous plant reaches on average a height of . The erect stems rise from a semi-evergreen basal rosette of soft leaves. It has typical tall spikes of large tubular flowers. The color ranges from strawberry pink (hence the common name) to mauve. The flowering period extends from late spring to early summer. It prefers neutral or mildly acidic substrate and
Criticism of the Food and Drug Administration licensing fees to drug manufacturers, which has led to enormous increases in generic drug pricing. In 2013 and 2014, generic drug pricing for over 200 drugs increased over 100%. Many of those drugs had price hikes over 1000%. It has been reported that 75% of the FDA generic drug oversight budget comes directly from private drug companies. A historical example of how the FDA seemingly favors the pharmaceutical industry either from clandestine direct money payments to FDA directors and scientific advisers or other undisclosed or unknown means was seen with the generic drug droperidol. Droperidol was a widely used antiemetic