Linaria purpurea 'Canon Went'
Purple toadflax 'Canon Went', Linaria purpurea 'Canon J. Went'
Linaria Linaria
'Canon Went' _ 'Canon Went' is an upright, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with linear, mid-green leaves and dark stems bearing long, slender, dense racemes of pale pink flowers from early summer to early autumn.
Linaria purpurea 'Canon Went' is: Deciduous
Clump-forming, Upright
Parts of the plant are poisonous if ingested.
Pale-pink in Summer; Pale-pink in Autumn
Green in Summer
Cut back after flowering to prevent self-seeding.
Self-seeds freely. Seed will come true to type if grown isolated from the species.
Division, Seed, Softwood cuttings
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Linaria purpurea 'Canon Went' (Purple toadflax 'Canon Went') will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 0.3m after 1-2 years.
Beds and borders, Bees (attract & feed bees), City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Low Maintenance, Planted in groups, Wildlife
Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained sandy soil in sun. Does not tolerate shade. Self-seed freely.
Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Linaria purpurea 'Canon Went'
Purple toadflax 'Canon Went', Linaria purpurea 'Canon J. Went'
Linaria Linaria
'Canon Went' _ 'Canon Went' is an upright, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with linear, mid-green leaves and dark stems bearing long, slender, dense racemes of pale pink flowers from early summer to early autumn.
Deciduous
Clump-forming, Upright
Parts of the plant are poisonous if ingested.
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Pale-pink in Summer; Pale-pink in Autumn
Green in Summer
Cut back after flowering to prevent self-seeding.
Self-seeds freely. Seed will come true to type if grown isolated from the species.
Division, Seed, Softwood cuttings
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Linaria purpurea 'Canon Went' (Purple toadflax 'Canon Went') will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 0.3m after 1-2 years.
Beds and borders, Bees (attract & feed bees), City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Low Maintenance, Planted in groups, Wildlife
Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained sandy soil in sun. Does not tolerate shade. Self-seed freely.
Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
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