Botanical Name: Linaria purpurea ‘Canon Went’
Common Name: Purple toadflax Type of Plant: dicot: perennial Character evergreen Habit of Growth: Overall Shape wispy upright plants with fine texture, narrow foliage with slender, airy racemes of pink flowers held high above foliage Height to 3' Spread to 1' Growth Rate moderate Environment: Exposure outdoors full sun to part shade Soil tolerates most any soil Hardiness hardy – all zones Morphology: Leaves linear, blue green to 1-1/2" long, whorled at base, opposite further up stem Flowers small pink bell-shaped flowers arranged in terminal racemes Fruit small capsule Propagation: seed Usage: perennial beds for spikes of pink flowers, use in masses or drifts for best effects; good for meadow effects, temperate style garden areas works well in pastel color schemes Landscape Care: Watering takes average water, not fussy about care Fertilizing balance in spring Pruning head back hard in fall to induce new shoots in spring Pests/Diseases none Origin: Italy Family: Scrophulariaceae Notes: |
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