| Description | Linaria Crown of Jewels (Linaria reticulata) A hardy annual around a foot tall. Loaded with short compact racemes of purple with yellow/orange center flowers. Linaria prefer the cooler temperatures. |
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| Pronunciation | (lin-AR-ee-uh)(rih-tik-yew-LA-ta) |
| Plant Type | Annuals |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained |
| Temperature | prefers the cool temps, light frost tolerant, balks at hot weather |
| Flowers | mall, long-spurred, two-lipped, snapdragon-like, borne on short racemes, purple with yellow |
| Fruit | capsule. splits open to release its seeds |
| Leaves | thin, green linear |
| Dimensions | about 1 foot |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | North Africa |
| Misc Facts | Linaria refers to the flax-like leaves. "The name Toadflax originated in the resemblance of the flower to little toads, there being also a resemblance between the mouth of the flower and the wide mouth of a toad. Coles says that the plant was called Toadflax, 'because Toads will sometimes shelter themselves among the branches of it. (botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/t/toadfl19.html)". Also When the individual flower is pinched it opens wide like a frog’s mouth (syn Scrophulariaceae). AKA: Dwarf Toadflax, Toadflax, Moroccan Toadflax, Linaria |
| Notes & Reference | #51-Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials (Alan Arimitage), #109-Annuals and Tender Perennials for North American Gardens (Wayne Winterrowd), #47-Annuals for the Connoisseurs (Wayne Winterrowd) |
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