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Plantaginaceae
Toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
Also known as Peloria linaria, Butter and eggs, Wild snapdragon, Yellow toadflax
Native Plants · Wildflower · Self Seeding · Yellow Flowers · Snapdragon Family · Naturalized · Low Maintenance · Poor Soil · Pollinator
This hardy wildflower produces small snapdragon-like yellow flowers and self-seeds readily in the garden. It thrives in poor to average soil with minimal care and can spread naturally. Best grown in wildflower gardens or naturalized areas where it can establish colonies.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly when soil surface is dry, tolerates some drought · Every 14-21 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 5–8
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 16 in
- Spacing
- 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil South, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Cape Provinces
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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