By Superscouse
Gloucestershire,
United Kingdom 
Can you help to identify this plant please.
I did not plant this and I think it may be a wild flower or a weed but on the other hand it is rather attractive. I have seen it many times before and ripped it up but this time I let one grow to se what it was like. Any ideas?
16 Jun, 2010
Answers
Looks like Linaria triornithophora which is a kind of Toadflax. Seeds itself all over the place too.
16 Jun, 2010
For us this is a weed and heads off to the compost bin... others think it is pretty and let it grow
16 Jun, 2010
i would kill you for it,ive got purple i think just waiting for it to flower
16 Jun, 2010
i have both in my garden, love it to bits, definitely not a weed here..8)
dont think its triornithophora, more like purpurea to me (purple toadflax)
16 Jun, 2010
Thanks everyone, that seems to be a concensus on Toadflax. I have just looked it up and it seems that even the experts can't agree whether it is a weed or not!
Ladybug, if you would like me to save you some seed I would be happy to do so.
17 Jun, 2010
It turns out that this cultivar has a name as well! It is Linaria purpurea 'Canon Went'
17 Jun, 2010
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its the pink form of toadflax. and a nice plant too. you get them in purple and very rarely white. a weed to some a treasure for others.
16 Jun, 2010