Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
Morocco
North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
Types
Linaria vulgaris
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Number of Varieties
1502
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert, Mediterranean region, subtropical regions, Temperate Regions
Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
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Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Upright/Erect
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
12.70 cm10.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Purple, Violet
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
Ivory, White
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
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Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Balanced liquid fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Powdery mildew
Mealybugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
-
Allergy
Mild Allergen
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Rock Garden
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
LINARIA maroccana
Hatiora salicornioides
Common Name
Baby Snapdragon, Morocco Toadflax, Toadflax
dancing bones cactus, drunkard's dream, spice cactus
In Hindi
Toadflax
Hatiora
In German
Toadflax
Hatiora
In French
Toadflax
Hatiora
In Spanish
Toadflax
Hatiora
In Greek
Toadflax
Hatiora
In Portuguese
Linária
Hatiora
In Polish
Toadflax
hatiora
In Latin
Toadflax
Hatiora
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Caryophyllales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Linaria
Hatiora
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Antirrhineae
Rhipsalideae
Subfamily
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Cactoideae
Number of Species
2503
1
27800
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