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Linaria

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n.1.A genus of herbs and subshrubs having showy flowers: spurred snapdragon.
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Noun1.LinariaLinaria - genus of herbs and subshrubs having showy flowers: spurred snapdragon
genus Linaria
asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
family Scrophulariaceae, figwort family, foxglove family, Scrophulariaceae - a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales
butter-and-eggs, devil's flax, Linaria vulgaris, toadflax, wild snapdragon - common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America


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In preliminary studies, Irwin's team found that scarlet gilia set more seed when mixed with another robbery target, butter-and-eggs or Linaria vulgaris, than when gilias grow alone.
Isn't It a Bloomin' Crime? by MILIUS, SUSAN / Science News
Nemesia, diascia and linaria are wispier than snapdragons and are best appreciated planted in clumps.
IN THE GARDEN VALLEY'S FIGWORTS START SHOWING THEIR COLORS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Perennial linaria and perennial nemesia, both in the snapdragon family, are also excellent container subjects that bloom nonstop.
LETTING YOUR PLANTS GO TO POT ISN'T A BAD THING by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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