Groundcover Specifications
- Season: Perennial
- USDA Zones: 4 - 9
- Height: 6 inches
- Width: 12 inches
- Bloom Season: Early summer to late summer
- Bloom Color: Violet
- Environment: Full sun to partial shade
- Soil Type: Well-drained, sandy, pH 5.8 - 7.2
Linaria (Linaria Alpina) - This tiny trailing perennial is sometimes called Alpine Toadflax. It works well as a low-growing ground cover plant and establishes easily with ground cover seeds. It has attractive green-gray foliage and bright violet flowers with an orange spot. It's very eye catching! Linaria perform best in full-sun and well-drained soils. Grows well on rocky soils. It performs nicely in containers, along the borders of the garden, in rock gardens, and as a general ground cover. Alpine Toadflax is a fairly easy plant to maintain. Water during prolonged dry spells, and cut back after flowering to encourage a second bloom. For sowing Linaria ground cover seed, it is recommended to refrigerate the seed for 2 - 3 weeks before planting. After refrigeration, sow the Linaria ground cover seed indoors 6 - 8 weeks before last frost, and they will be ready to transplant into the garden after frost danger has passed.
Shaker Bottle With Seed Starting Matrix |
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Shake 'n Seed - We are now offering shaker bottles filled with our seed starting matrix: rich soil, gardening sand, water absorbing crystals, and starter fertilizer. This not only helps dispense your seed, but it gets it off to a great start! Simply remove lid from shaker bottle, add seed from packet, put back on lid, shake the bottle vigorously for 15 seconds, and then shake your way to beautiful new plants! Use Shake 'n Seed over good quality soil, and then gently water to keep seed moist until it sprouts. Great for ground covers or mass planting flower seeds. |
