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Other Names:  Baby Snapdragons

Group/Class:  Fantasy Series

Brand:  American Takii

Description:

This fragrant variety features small, snap dragon-like flowers of speckled pink that will continue to bloom in cool conditions; excellent heat tolerance; a great bedding plant that is visually stunning when massed

Ornamental Features

Linaria Fantasy™ Speckled Pink Toadflax features showy fragrant pink hooded flowers with rose spots rising above the foliage from mid spring to mid fall. Its narrow leaves remain green in colour throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes

Linaria Fantasy™ Speckled Pink Toadflax is an herbaceous perennial with an upright spreading habit of growth. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.

This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It is a good choice for attracting birds, bees and butterflies to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Linaria Fantasy™ Speckled Pink Toadflax is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Rock/Alpine Gardens
• General Garden Use
• Groundcover
• Container Planting

Planting & Growing

Linaria Fantasy™ Speckled Pink Toadflax will grow to be about 12 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 9 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 8 inches apart. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!

This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH, and is able to handle environmental salt. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.

Linaria Fantasy™ Speckled Pink Toadflax is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. It is often used as a 'filler' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, providing a mass of flowers against which the larger thriller plants stand out. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden. Be aware that in our climate, most plants cannot be expected to survive the winter if left in containers outdoors, and this plant is no exception. Contact our experts for more information on how to protect it over the winter months.

This plant is not reliably hardy in our region, and certain restrictions may apply; contact the store for more information.