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Common name purple toadflax Family scrophulariaceae Life cycle perennial (Z5-9) Flowers violet (late spring-summer) Size 2-3' tall, 1-2' wide Light full sun Cultural notes average soil; drought-tolerant Low-maintenance perennial, with a long season of bloom. Cut back after initial bloom to promote more flowering. We're not sure if the pink-flowered one on the right is L. purpurea, but it shares many of the same characteristics (free-seeding, perennial).

This volunteer surprised us by coming out of nowhere to bloom nicely at the end of October

We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston.

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