Toadflax

Love in a mist

About Toadflax and Love in a mist

Toadflax

Love in a mist

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Flowering Plants

Origin

Morocco

Southern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia

Types

Linaria vulgaris

Number of Varieties

15050

0 40000

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Habitat

Desert, Mediterranean region, subtropical regions, Temperate Regions

Fields, Roadsides, wastelands

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-10-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

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

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

25.40 cm30.50 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

12.70 cm15.20 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Purple, Violet

Blue, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear

Grass like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Water when soil is dry

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Balanced liquid fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Powdery mildew

Aphids

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

Allergy

Mild Allergen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Showy Purposes

Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Mixed Border, Rock Garden

Cottage garden

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LINARIA maroccana

NIGELLA damascena

Common Name

Baby Snapdragon, Morocco Toadflax, Toadflax

Love-in-a-mist

In Hindi

Toadflax

love-in-a-mist

In German

Toadflax

love-in-a-mist

In French

Toadflax

love-in-a-mist

In Spanish

Toadflax

love-in-a-mist

In Greek

Toadflax

love-in-a-mist

In Portuguese

Linária

nigela-dos-trigos

In Polish

Toadflax

kocham-w-mgle

In Latin

Toadflax

Amor-in-nebula

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales

Ranunculales

Family

Scrophulariaceae

Ranunculaceae

Genus

Linaria

Nigella

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Antirrhineae

Subfamily

Number of Species

25050

1 27800

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Properties of Toadflax and Love in a mist

Wondering what are the properties of Toadflax and Love in a mist? We provide you with everything About Toadflax and Love in a mist. Toadflax doesn't have thorns and Love in a mist doesn't have thorns. Also Toadflax does not have fragrant flowers. Toadflax has allergic reactions like Mild Allergen and Love in a mist has allergic reactions like Mild Allergen. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Toadflax and Love in a mist and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Toadflax and Love in a mist

Season and care of Toadflax and Love in a mist is important to know. While considering everything about Toadflax and Love in a mist Care, growing season is an essential factor. Toadflax season is Summer and Love in a mist season is Summer. The type of soil for Toadflax is Loam, Sand and for Love in a mist is Loam while the PH of soil for Toadflax is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Love in a mist is Neutral.

Toadflax and Love in a mist Physical Information

Toadflax and Love in a mist physical information is very important for comparison. Toadflax height is 25.40 cm and width 12.70 cm whereas Love in a mist height is 30.50 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Toadflax and Love in a mist are as follows:

Toadflax flower color: White, Yellow, Purple and Violet
Toadflax leaf color: Green
Love in a mist flower color: Blue and Blue Violet
Love in a mist leaf color: Green

Care of Toadflax and Love in a mist

Care of Toadflax and Love in a mist include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Toadflax pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Love in a mist pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Toadflax needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Love in a mist needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.