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Can anyone help ID this plant?
1634 Racine
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Hello everyone - I walked past this every day in the summer on the way to station and it amazed me every day. The blues seemed to radiate, especially in the evening light. I plan to get one of my own for next year, I just need to know what it is first!
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Looks like Linaria purpurea to me
In the sticks near Peterborough
I agree Nut - looks like that to me too
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Very blue though isn't it? Mine are more purple than that.
The shape and leaves/stem look right.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Yes I agree. It's lovely and will grow anywhere - but beware - that really does mean anywhere. Very likely to self-seed, including in the roots of other plants and shrubs - and is then difficult to remove. Pretty though. There's a pink version too.
Purple toadflax, very easy to pull up if you don't want it, or it is for me with my popeye arms. Didn't know there was a pink one thought. That would look pretty.
Yes I agree it's a linaria. They come in various shades of purple/mauve and pink too.
I like Linaria vulgaris, a very pretty yellow colour.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
yes agree linaria
I have it everywhere in my garden but its pink. self seeds like theres no tomorrow!
Thanks all. Might look into a pink and a blue for Spring then. Could make a nice combo
If you pass the plant you've photoed every day, you might notice that it's now covered in abundant seeds ....