Description
Fairy Bouquet is a charming blend of bright colored, dainty, 3/4" flowers above delicate, airy foliage. Linaria makes an impressive, colorful show when planted in mass, and is also an excellent container filler or border flower that attracts pollinators. Also known as toadflax, and often called a mini-snapdragon because of the resemblance. Cut flowers make darling bouquets. A 1934 All-America Selections winner.
Variety Info
- Family: Plantaginaceae
- Native:
Morocco
- Exposure: Full sun to part shade
- Plant Dimensions: Medium (12" - 24")
- Variety Info: ¾" blooms of pink, yellow, red, purple, and violet with yellow patches in the throat.
- Attributes: Cut Flower, Good for Containers
Sowing Info
- When to Sow Outside: Cold Climates: 1 to 2 weeks before your average last frost date or as soon as soil can be worked. Mild Climates: Late summer to early fall for winter and spring bloom.
- When to Start Inside: RECOMMENDED for cold climates: 6 to 8 weeks before average last frost date.
- Days to Emerge: 10–20 days
- Seed Depth: Surface
- Seed Spacing: A pinch of seeds every 4"
- Thinning: Not required
Description
Fairy Bouquet is a charming blend of bright colored, dainty, 3/4" flowers above delicate, airy foliage. Linaria makes an impressive, colorful show when planted in mass, and is also an excellent container filler or border flower that attracts pollinators. Also known as toadflax, and often called a mini-snapdragon because of the resemblance. Cut flowers make darling bouquets. A 1934 All-America Selections winner.
Variety Info
- Family: Plantaginaceae
- Native:
Morocco
- Exposure: Full sun to part shade
- Plant Dimensions: Medium (12" - 24")
- Variety Info: ¾" blooms of pink, yellow, red, purple, and violet with yellow patches in the throat.
- Attributes: Cut Flower, Good for Containers
Sowing Info
- When to Sow Outside: Cold Climates: 1 to 2 weeks before your average last frost date or as soon as soil can be worked. Mild Climates: Late summer to early fall for winter and spring bloom.
- When to Start Inside: RECOMMENDED for cold climates: 6 to 8 weeks before average last frost date.
- Days to Emerge: 10–20 days
- Seed Depth: Surface
- Seed Spacing: A pinch of seeds every 4"
- Thinning: Not required