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Loving linaria
Kept it just to fill a gap, but it's lovely. The bees are in seventh heaven too. It certainly found its own way here and has been around a while, through all the garden renovations. It seems to be relatively well-behaved so far (we shall see). It's a keeper as far as I'm concerned.
[Edited to add - can't believe I managed to take a picture with only one bee! There are LOADS]
Last edited: 20 June 2016 18:34:43
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I'm a huge fan of this plant, so useful and yes, the bees love it. I just pull up the seedlings in the wrong place or move them to somewhere more appropriate
I'm with you,DE. and LdL I can't think of a plant it doesn't go with - and if I could, it's days might well be numbered.
mine is a bit more lavenderish than the photo above.
I would go out and take some pics but I'd have to slather myself in anti bite jollop so you'll have to use your imagination
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That looks lovely, and I've just looked it up and it says it's good on Sandy soil, which I definitely have. so I might look at trying to get some.
Daft question, is it an annual ? do you have to grow it from seeds ? or can you buy a perennial form ?
The colour of yours LG the L is lovely. Don't suppose you know which variety it is do you ?
It can be a perennial if you want it to be. Trim it down after flowering and it will get bushy or let it seed about the place and weed out the ones you don't want.
It grows all over my clay garden apart from in shade. If it seeds in a pot, I sometimes leave it and move it if I want.
You can use it a bit like verbena bon but it's a bit bushier and doesn't grow so high.
I suppose you can but seeds, but it's more of a weed.
Last edited: 20 June 2016 21:23:28
Yep, it's one of a very few plants I haven't put in that I keep. It seeds all over the place but seedlings are easy to pull up and seem to survive any number of transplantings / drying out etc.
Probably an annual peanuts but performs like a perennial in that it self-seeds - shouldn't need to buy any I wouldn't think as it grows on motorway verges, the sides of roads, parks (it grows anywhere, or at least anywhere sandy).and if you're prepared to wait, someone will send you as many seeds as you want!
Peanuts3, I'm afraid I've no idea what variety it is - it just arrived at some point! The light late this afternoon was gorgeous (after a dark day witn torrential rain) so the photo probably flatters it somewhat - it's a pretty standard purple kind really.