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common toadflax

Linaria vulgaris

Pollinator FriendlyLow Maintenance

Genus: Linaria
Family: Plantaginaceae
Common Names: bread and butter, brideweed, bridewort, butter and eggs, butter haycocks, continental weed, dragon bushes, eggs and bacon, eggs and butter, false flax, flaxweed, gallweed, gallwort, imprudent lawyer, impudent lawyer, Jacob's ladder, lion's mouth, North American ramsted, rancid, ransted, wild flax, wild snapdragon, yellow rod, yellow toadflax

About this plant

L. vulgaris is an erect perennial, spreading by runners, with stiff stems bearing narrow, pale green leaves that are arranged in a spiral. The pale yellow flowers, resembling small snapdragons in dense spikes, appear from late spring to mid-autumn

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

LoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in moderately fertile, light, well-drained soil; sandy soil is ideal. Full sun essential

Pruning

After flowering, plants can be cut back to prevent self-seeding

Propagation

Propagate by seed in pots in a cold frame in early spring. Propagate by division or softwood cuttings in spring

Pests

May be attacked by aphids

Diseases

May be affected by powdery mildews

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverBanks SlopesWildflower Meadow

Planting Places

OutdoorSubmerged Aquatic

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Climbing

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years