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12-07-2008, 08:23 PM
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| | | toadflax - garden escape?
 
found on the edge of woodland on calcareous soil and also seen by the motorway a lot.. |
12-07-2008, 08:24 PM
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| | | Re: toadflax - garden escape?
correct. it is a garden escape . I have seen it in loads of gardens. |
12-07-2008, 08:27 PM
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| | | Re: toadflax - garden escape?
But which species of Linaria? Or is it a variant of the common blue garden toadflax? I've not seen this one ... |
12-07-2008, 08:30 PM
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| | | Re: toadflax - garden escape?
thanks for the quick replies!!! |
12-07-2008, 09:16 PM
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| | | Re: toadflax - garden escape?
I think this is a pale variant of L.pupurea. There was a thread a few days ago with a similar plant (no.6): Rainton Meadows - flower IDs, comment and confirmation
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13-07-2008, 07:20 AM
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| | | Re: toadflax - garden escape?
Quote:
Originally Posted by ceterach  | Agree!  | | |
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