Toadflax

Sweet Chestnut

About Toadflax and Sweet Chestnut

Toadflax

Sweet Chestnut

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants

Tree

Origin

Morocco

Eastern Asia

Types

Linaria vulgaris

Number of Varieties

15020

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Desert, Mediterranean region, subtropical regions, Temperate Regions

Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-106-8

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

8-2

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

A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

25.40 cm300.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

12.70 cm370.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Purple, Violet

Red, Purple

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Yellow, Gold

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear

Oblong or Lanceolate

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Balanced liquid fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Powdery mildew

Fungal Diseases, Squirrels

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

Squirrels

Allergy

Mild Allergen

Oral Allergy, Throat itching

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Potassium, Rich in Iron, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Seeds

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Mixed Border, Rock Garden

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LINARIA maroccana

Castanea sativa

Common Name

Baby Snapdragon, Morocco Toadflax, Toadflax

Sweet Chestnut, Chestnut

In Hindi

Toadflax

शाहबलूत का फल

In German

Toadflax

Esskastanie

In French

Toadflax

châtaignier

In Spanish

Toadflax

Castaña dulce

In Greek

Toadflax

Sweet Chestnut

In Portuguese

Linária

Castanheiro

In Polish

Toadflax

słodki Chestnut

In Latin

Toadflax

Dulce Chestnut

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales

Sapindales

Family

Scrophulariaceae

Aceraceae

Genus

Linaria

Acer

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Antirrhineae

Subfamily

Number of Species

2509

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Toadflax and Sweet Chestnut

Wondering what are the properties of Toadflax and Sweet Chestnut? We provide you with everything About Toadflax and Sweet Chestnut. Toadflax doesn't have thorns and Sweet Chestnut doesn't have thorns. Also Toadflax does not have fragrant flowers. Toadflax has allergic reactions like Mild Allergen and Sweet Chestnut 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 Sweet Chestnut and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Annual Plants » More

Toadflax and Melampodium

Toadflax and Butter Daisy

Toadflax and Bells-of-Ireland

» More Compare Annual Plants

Season and Care of Toadflax and Sweet Chestnut

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

Toadflax and Sweet Chestnut Physical Information

Toadflax and Sweet Chestnut physical information is very important for comparison. Toadflax height is 25.40 cm and width 12.70 cm whereas Sweet Chestnut height is 300.00 cm and width 370.00 cm. The color specification of Toadflax and Sweet Chestnut are as follows:

Toadflax flower color: White, Yellow, Purple and Violet
Toadflax leaf color: Green
Sweet Chestnut flower color: Red and Purple
Sweet Chestnut leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Toadflax and Sweet Chestnut

Care of Toadflax and Sweet Chestnut include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Toadflax pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Sweet Chestnut 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 Sweet Chestnut needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.