Purple Toadflax - Pink - Canon J Went - Linaria purpurea 'Canon Went'
| Type: | Hardy Perennial |
| Approximate height: | Up to 1 metre |
| Flowering Time: | Summer and autumn |
| Site and soil type: | Light and well-drained soil in sun, Acid, Alkaline, or Neutral |
| When to sow: | Spring or summer |
| Where to sow: | Outside, direct into soil or under cover, modules or pots. |
| Packet contents: | Approximately 400 seeds / 0.06 g |
A form of Purple Toadflax with an upright, slender habit and very pretty pale pink flowers in summer through to autumn.
The flowers are very popular with bees.
Presumably this pink form was first officially recorded by a Canon J Went but I've been unable to find any further information about the gentleman.
Purple toadflax attracts / provides food for the following creatures:
- Bees including Bumblebees, Mason Bees and Wool Carder bees
- Moths including the caterpillars of the Toadflax Brocade moth - (scarce and currently only in S.E. England and Wales but spreading)
- 🦇 (RHS)
- An "RHS Plants for Pollinators" plant **
All our seed packets include sowing instructions.
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Key to symbols:
🐛 A food plant for the caterpillar
🦋 Provides nectar for the adult moth or butterfly
🦇 Listed in: Bat Conservation Trust Encouraging bats, A guide for bat-friendly gardening and living
🦇 (RHS) Listed in the RHS Plants for Bats list
** RHS Plants for Pollinators. The RHS Plants for Pollinators mark is only given to plants that support pollinating insects. Find out more at rhs.org.uk/plantsforpollinators
** The Royal Horticultural Society, and its logo, are trade marks of The Royal Horticultural Society (Registered Charity No 222879/SC038262) and used under licence.