Annual Linaria
Fairy Bouquet Linaria is a charming heirloom flower that brings delicate, colorful blooms to spring and summer gardens with minimal fuss. This Moroccan native grows just 8 to 15 inches tall, making it perfect for borders, containers, and cottage garden arrangements. From seed to bloom takes just 42 to 56 days, and it thrives in full sun to partial shade with moderate water, attracting pollinators throughout the growing season. Its compact, bushy form and prolific flowering make it a rewarding choice for gardeners seeking quick color without demanding care.
Partial Sun
Moderate
6-10
15in H x 10in W
Annual
Moderate
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What sets Fairy Bouquet apart is its remarkable speed, you'll see blooms in six to eight weeks from seed, combined with its ability to flower continuously from spring through summer. The plant's delicate, snapdragon-like flowers arrive in a bouquet of colors, creating an airy, romantic presence in the garden. Its small stature and tidy habit make it equally at home in tight spaces, window boxes, or mass plantings where it can weave a thread of color. Pollinators flock to its nectar-rich blooms, turning a simple border into a hub of garden activity.
Fairy Bouquet Linaria is grown as an ornamental flower, valued for its prolific and colorful blooms that brighten borders, edging, containers, and cottage gardens. Its compact growth and extended flowering period make it ideal for creating continuous color from late spring through summer, whether massed together for impact or scattered throughout mixed plantings.
For cold climates, starting seed indoors is recommended 6 to 8 weeks before your average last frost date. Sow seeds on the soil surface or just barely covered, keeping conditions warm and consistently moist until germination occurs in 10 to 14 days. Transplant seedlings outdoors after frost danger has passed.
In cold climates, transplant seedlings outdoors 6 to 8 weeks before average last frost date after hardening off. Space plants 6 inches apart. In mild climates, direct sow in late summer to early fall for winter and spring bloom.
Direct sow outdoors 3 to 4 weeks before your last spring frost, or as soon as soil can be worked in cold climates. In warmer winter areas (zones 8 to 10), sow in fall to winter. Resow in mid-July in temperate regions to achieve continuous fall bloom. In mild climates, late summer to early fall sowing produces winter and spring flowers.
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