Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants
Shrub
Origin
Morocco
North America, Western United States, Canada
Types
Linaria vulgaris
-
Number of Varieties
1501
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert, Mediterranean region, subtropical regions, Temperate Regions
Along Railroads, Gravels, Roadsides, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-104-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
12 - 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
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Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm12.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
12.70 cm12.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Purple, Violet
Yellow green, Chartreuse
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Cone shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Requires a lot of watering
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
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Dry, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly 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
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Powdery mildew
Mealybugs, Nematodes, White grubs
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
-
Allergy
Mild Allergen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
Bonsai, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Digestive disorders
Part of Plant Used
-
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Added to salads, Used in making tea
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Rock Garden
Flower borders, Landscape
Botanical Name
LINARIA maroccana
Matricaria discoidea
Common Name
Baby Snapdragon, Morocco Toadflax, Toadflax
Pineapple Weed, Ray-less Dogfennel, disc mayweed, wild chamomile
In Hindi
Toadflax
Pineapple Weed
In German
Toadflax
Strahlenlose Kamille
In French
Toadflax
Matricaire odorante
In Spanish
Toadflax
Pineapple Weed
In Greek
Toadflax
ξύλο ανανά
In Portuguese
Linária
Pineapple Weed
In Polish
Toadflax
Rumianek bezpromieniowy
In Latin
Toadflax
Pineapple Weed
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Asterales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Linaria
Matricaria
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Antirrhineae
Anthemideae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
2501
1
27800
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