Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Tender Perennial
Origin
Morocco
Western Asia
Types
Linaria vulgaris
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Number of Varieties
1504
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert, Mediterranean region, subtropical regions, Temperate Regions
Lake margins, Lake Sides, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-103-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
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, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm76.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
12.70 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Purple, Violet
Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Aristate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
root cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Keep the Soil well drained
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
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut away fading foliage, Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Balanced liquid fertilizer
10-52-17 after germination, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Powdery mildew
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Deer resistant, Drought
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
-
Allergy
Mild Allergen
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Borders, Cottage Garden, Mixed Border, small hedge
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Deer resistant
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Flowers, Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Rock Garden
Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
LINARIA maroccana
PAPAVER orientale 'Carneum'
Common Name
Baby Snapdragon, Morocco Toadflax, Toadflax
Oriental Poppy, Pink Oriental Poppy
In Hindi
Toadflax
ओरिएंटल पोस्ता
In German
Toadflax
Türkischer Mohn
In French
Toadflax
pavot oriental
In Spanish
Toadflax
amapola oriental
In Greek
Toadflax
oriental poppy
In Portuguese
Linária
papoila oriental
In Polish
Toadflax
orientalne maku
In Latin
Toadflax
oriental poppy
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Ranunculales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Papaveraceae
Genus
Linaria
Papaver
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Eudicots
Tribe
Antirrhineae
-
Subfamily
-
Magnolioideae
Number of Species
25022
1
27800
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