Linaria purpurea

#wildflower Purple Toadflax attracting so many bees. 16th June 2019

J U N E 2 0 1 9 Do you remember sunshine? Purple toadflax with pyracantha, wallflowers, and Canterbury bells. 9/6/19

Purple Toadflax self seeded with Avocado in the sunroom...... they get everywhere!@midnightgardener

@Davidward I'm amazed. It's certainly got everywhrre on my rockery!😊😊

Purple toadflax really healthy and abundant this year..... the bees love what many consider to be a weed! @midnightgardener Good evening to you from Mr Toad Christine x

@DavidWard Wow that's quite a colourful pink show there!! Whereabouts is it in your garden and what size is it? I'm thinking not too small (just a feeling) I'm going to take up lots of little toads 😃from my rockery as we know how big they can get. Bees are having a great time in my garden; they-re into Aquillegias and Snapdragons etc 🐝🐝I got some good Bee photos for Weds 😊😊

@midnightgardener They are about three feet tall Christine..... these are west facing but going well all around the garden. Look forward to seeing your bees on Wednesday

#wildlifewednesday Mister bee enjoying the purple toadflax

Yours still going strong David. Mine's dying off now just a tiny bit of colour left. Yours looks fantastic but it's not just Toadflax is it? Looks like other plants there too. Very nice 😊😊💜💜

@midnightgardener A bit of Verbena on the left, but mainly Mr Toad! Never had it grow so well or for so long before Christine. Obviously likes lots of sun!

@davidward Tbh I can't see what's what here 😃but it looks great. Since I knew what Toad Flax is I've seen it just about everywhere!!😊😊

Plant a few years old now and getting better with age! @midnightgardener meet my Mr Toad Christine!

@Davidward He looks really good David. Better foliage than mine 😊😊💜💜

@midnightgardener There you go Christine..... Mr Toad himself!

@davidward Ah ha there he is!! He's a big toad! I wonder how it gets its name. I checked 'Toad's' on here and there are some lovely varieties 😊😊

@midnightgardener You must ask how it got the name when next at the coven Christine!

@davidward I'll try but those witches keep their knoweledge under their hats. They're as mean as mean can be 😈

@midnightgardener you’ve not posted your international celebration pics yet Christine!

@davidward 👖👕😊😊

Ooooo I say! 🤩