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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants
Flowering Plants, Grass, Shrubs

Origin

Morocco
Central America, North America

Types

Linaria vulgaris
Perennial

Number of Varieties

1504
0 40000
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Habitat

Desert, Mediterranean region, subtropical regions, Temperate Regions
Temperate Regions, tropical environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-107-10
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
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

25.40 cm60.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

12.70 cm50.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Purple, Violet
Pink, Red, White, Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Black, Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear
Egg-shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer
Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer
Early Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Do not water excessively

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
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly 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
Cut back old stems to the ground

Fertilizers

Balanced liquid fertilizer
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Powdery mildew
Aphids, Slugs

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

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
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

Mild Allergen
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, small hedge

Beauty Benefits

-
Making cosmetics

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
-

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
anti-inflammatory, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic, Purgative, Vulnerary

Part of Plant Used

-
Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant
Edible dye

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Mixed Border, Rock Garden
Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LINARIA maroccana
Mirabilis jalapa

Common Name

Baby Snapdragon, Morocco Toadflax, Toadflax
marvel of peru, four o'clock flower

In Hindi

Toadflax
Mirabilis jalapa

In German

Toadflax
Wunderblume

In French

Toadflax
Belle-de-nuit

In Spanish

Toadflax
Dondiego de noche

In Greek

Toadflax
mirabilis Jalapa

In Portuguese

Linária
Maravilha

In Polish

Toadflax
mirabilis Jalapa

In Latin

Toadflax
mirabilis Ja-

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales
Caryophyllales

Family

Scrophulariaceae
Nyctaginaceae

Genus

Linaria
Mirabilis

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Antirrhineae
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Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

25060
1 27800
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Difference Between Toadflax and Mirabilis Jalapa

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Importance of Toadflax and Mirabilis Jalapa

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Toadflax and Mirabilis Jalapa. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Toadflax and Mirabilis Jalapa 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 Mirabilis Jalapa is anti-inflammatory, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic, Purgative and Vulnerary. Toadflax has beauty benefits as follows: while Mirabilis Jalapa has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Toadflax vs Mirabilis Jalapa

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 Mirabilis Jalapa 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 Mirabilis Jalapa have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Toadflax has no showy fruits and Mirabilis Jalapa has no showy fruits. Also Toadflax is not flowering and Mirabilis Jalapa is not flowering . You can compare Toadflax and Mirabilis Jalapa facts and facts of other plants too.