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Plantaginaceae
Striped toadflax
Linaria repens
Also known as Purple-striped toadflax, Candy-striped toadflax, Linaria repens, Linaria blanca
Native Plants · Toadflax · Wildflower · Perennial · Ground Cover · European Native · Cottage Garden · Drought Tolerant · Border Plant · Low Maintenance
Striped toadflax is a low-maintenance perennial that thrives in well-drained soil with moderate watering. Plant in full sun to partial shade and allow it to naturalize freely in borders or wildflower gardens. Deadhead spent blooms to prevent excessive self-seeding and maintain a tidy appearance.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; allow top inch of soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 5–5.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 18 in
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Maine, Masachusettes, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, Norway, Nova Scotia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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