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Saturday, June 27, 2020

How to grow linarias | Alys Fowler

These lofty spires of tiny flowers stand tall in the sunniest, driest spots

Purple toadflax came uninvited to my allotment, as it is wont to do, and got to stay because the bees were so pleased. Linaria purpurea is not native – it hails from Italy. It is, however, widely naturalised and a fan of railway edges, stone walls, concrete cracks and other dry, free-draining spots from which it manages to create lofty spires of tiny purple flowers that look like snapdragons.

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* This article was originally published here



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