×

Toadflax
Toadflax

Crimson Pygmy
Crimson Pygmy



ADD
Compare
X
Toadflax
X
Crimson Pygmy

Compare Toadflax and Crimson Pygmy

What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants
Shrub

Origin

Morocco
Japan

Types

Linaria vulgaris
-

Number of Varieties

1503
0 40000
👆🏻

Habitat

Desert, Mediterranean region, subtropical regions, Temperate Regions
All sorts of environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-104-8
0 99
👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1
8-5

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, 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
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

25.40 cm45.70 cm
0 3900
👆🏻

Minimum Width

12.70 cm61.00 cm
0 6350
👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Purple, Violet
Yellow, Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

-
Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Crimson, Dark Red

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Dark Red, Bronze

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Red, Dark Red, Bronze

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear
Acuminate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer
Spring, Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Pollution, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Cuttings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
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
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Balanced liquid fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Powdery mildew
-

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought, Pollution

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Fine
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
Birds

Allergy

Mild Allergen
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Cottage Garden, Informal Hedge, Ornamental use

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

-
-

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant
Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Mixed Border, Rock Garden
Container, Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LINARIA maroccana
BERBERIS thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Crimson Pygmy'

Common Name

Baby Snapdragon, Morocco Toadflax, Toadflax
Japanese Burberry

In Hindi

Toadflax
crimson pygmy

In German

Toadflax
crimson pygmy

In French

Toadflax
crimson pygmy

In Spanish

Toadflax
crimson pygmy

In Greek

Toadflax
crimson pygmy

In Portuguese

Linária
crimson pygmy

In Polish

Toadflax
crimson pygmy

In Latin

Toadflax
crimson pygmy

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales
Ranunculales

Family

Scrophulariaceae
Berberidaceae

Genus

Linaria
Berberis

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Antirrhineae
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

25050
1 27800
👆🏻

Difference Between Toadflax and Crimson Pygmy

If you are confused whether Toadflax or Crimson Pygmy are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Toadflax and Crimson Pygmy Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Toadflax are Balanced liquid fertilizer, whereas for Crimson Pygmy fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Toadflax and Crimson Pygmy if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

<Flowering Plants

Importance of Toadflax and Crimson Pygmy

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Toadflax and Crimson Pygmy. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Toadflax and Crimson Pygmy as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Toadflax is whereas of Crimson Pygmy is . Toadflax has beauty benefits as follows: while Crimson Pygmy has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Toadflax vs Crimson Pygmy

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Toadflax vs Crimson Pygmy and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Toadflax are Mild Allergen whereas of Crimson Pygmy have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Toadflax has no showy fruits and Crimson Pygmy has showy fruits. Also Toadflax is not flowering and Crimson Pygmy is not flowering . You can compare Toadflax and Crimson Pygmy facts and facts of other plants too.