Linaria aeruginea Neon Lights
£1.95 – £5.00
Out of stock
Description
A rainbow of potential flowers.
A fantastic plant with potential for flowers to be bi-colour. Reds, yellows, blues, purples, oranges and white. This is a great plant for bees and will self seed around so ideal for driveways, paths and large areas of bare substrate. This plant will work in all areas of the garden from borders to crevices flowering spring – autumn in a sunny to semi-shaded area.
Flowers: Spring-autumn
Hardiness: Hardy
Height: 15cm
Spread: 25cm
Common Name: Toadflax
Life Cycle: perennial
Family: Plantaginaceae
Foliage: Lanceolate
Basic Colour: ( mixed )
Flower Colour: yellow / orange / white / purple / pink / brown / red
Natural Flowering: April – September
Winter Hardiness: Fully Hardy
Height with Flowers: 20cm
Soil Requirements: average / moist / dry / well-drained / sandy
Soil ph: acidic / alkaline / neutral
Location: container / cottage garden / border / rock garden / Mediterranean / crevice garden
Usage: ornamental / bee food plant / attracts butterflies
Pruning: leave to seed or else cut back regularly to encourage further flowering
Tolerates: drought tolerant / salt tolerant / deer resistance / rabbit resistance / shallow soil
Origin: Portugal and Spain
Additional information
Weight | 100 g |
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Planting area | Alpine House, Border, Crevice / Walls, Drought / Sandy, Fairy Garden, Pots & Troughs, Rock & Scree Garden |
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Pot Size | 1x 3cm Plug Sold Out, 1 x 9cm Pot |
Ann Thomas (verified owner) –
Janet (verified owner) –
These were rather potbound* but they seem to be happy and growing away well now in the ground. *It may be that this wildflower type of plant prefers that?