Purple Toadflax, Linaria purpurea, self-seeder extraordinaire, purple menace, scourge of gardens, elegant foil, beautiful perennial. Take your pick!
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Off The Edge Gardening 
Well put! I’ve just been pulling up Linaria, but it hurts to do it–it’s so pretty.
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I love it when we have parallel lives 🙂
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I pick the last ones; not hardy enough here :))
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Mother has some pale pink Linaria which I hope will come true from seed. It looks gorgeous with pale pink sweet pea.
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Sounds lovely, let me know how you get on with the seeds! 🙂
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It’s a beautiful perennial – great shot!
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Beautiful, beloved by bees and easily beheaded for repeat flowering!
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Yours seems to be a much fuller form to the one which grows here, personally I love them both.
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I think they can be very variable, this is a particularly juicy one!
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One ponders if it sets seed 😉
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I will keep an eye out, if so some will have your name on it!
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Ooh thank you, that would be lovely 🙂
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