63 – 70 days. Growing Spurred Snapdragon linaria seeds this season is an effortless and vibrant way to splash some familiar summer color and fragrance into your home or garden. Spurred Snapdragon seeds grow elegant 18 – 24” tall linarias bursting with perfuming floreted “snapdragon-like” stalks ideal for indoor planters or as an eye-catching border around any flower bed. Spurred Snapdragon linaria seeds grow bold and brilliant blooms promising butterflies and important pollinators to the garden all season long. Spurred Snapdragon linaria is easy to grow from seed and its hardy and robust stalks are an essential seasonal twist to traditional snapdragon baskets, bouquets, and centerpieces. 1 oz - 14,000 seeds/ounce
Growing Spurred Snapdragon Linaria Garden Seeds
- Taxonomy: Linaria maroccana
- Other Names: Toad Flax, Annual Toad Flax, Moroccan Toad Flax
- Seed Type: Annual
- Sow Indoors or Outdoors: Spurred Snapdragon linaria is very adaptable, easy to grow from seed, and can either be sown indoors or out. For earliest blooms begin 6 – 8 weeks prior to the frost. Linaria has a wildflower habit and may also be sown by broadcasting directly after the frost. Blend Spurred Snapdragon linaria seeds with sand to increase visibility during sowing and broadcast mix over a 10-square foot area and evenly rake and lightly tamp into soil.
- Days to Maturity: 63 – 70 days
- Hardiness Zone: 2 – 11
- Planting Depth: Plant 2 – 3 seeds ½” deep or broadcast directly
- Plant Spacing: 12”
- Growth Habit: 18 – 24” shrubby upright with a 9 – 12” spread of robust floreted “snapdragon-like” stalks
- Soil Preference: Hummus-rich, evenly moist, well-drained
- Light Preference: Full sun – Partial Shade
- Diseases/Pests/Troubleshooting: Spurred Snapdragon linaria is native to cool Moroccan summers and performs well in shade during long summer months. Trim plants to provide proper air circulation and avoid overwatering as linaria does not perform well in poorly drained soils. Linaria has no serious pests or diseases but monitor regularly for aphids.
- Color: Vibrant shades of peach, canary, rose, cherry, ivory, yellow, orange, magenta, and white
Spurred Snapdragon linaria is very adaptable, easy to grow from seed, and can either be sown indoors or out. For earliest blooms begin 6 – 8 weeks prior to the frost. Linaria has a wildflower habit and may also be sown by broadcasting directly after the frost. Blend Spurred Snapdragon linaria seeds with sand to increase visibility during sowing and broadcast mix over a 10-square foot area and evenly rake and lightly tamp into soil. For traditional sowing, plant 2 – 3 Spurred Snapdragon linaria seeds ½” deep and 12” apart in hummus-rich, evenly moist, and well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Spurred Snapdragon linaria is native to cool Moroccan summers and performs well in shade during long summer months. Trim plants to provide proper circulation and avoid overwatering as linaria does not perform well in poorly drained soils. Linaria has no serious pests or diseases but monitor regularly for aphids. Spurred Snapdragon linaria seeds mature in 63 – 70 days as 18 – 24” shrubby uprights with a 9 – 12” spread of robust floreted “snapdragon-like” stalks in a vibrant mix of peach, canary, rose, cherry, ivory, yellow, orange, magenta, and white.
Linaria maroccana, or more commonly known as Spurred Snapdragon or Toad Flax, is native to the cool and temperate Mediterranean regions of Morocco, but have also been found naturalized as north as Spain, Portugal, southern France, and Syria. Linaria maroccana is a member of the Plantaginaceae, or the snapdragon family, and is reason for the plant’s “spurred” snapdragon like appearance.
