A number of my many different worlds converged recently around a tiny plant, blue toadflax (Nuttallanthus canadensis). What is remarkable is that anyone noticed them. This is an easily overlooked ...

Attractive plants that were probably introduced from Europe as ornamentals, Dalmatian and yellow toadflax are aggressive invasive species known to crowd out desirable plants along roadways, railroad ...

This escaped garden perennial, once sold under the trade name “Butter and Eggs” is currently in bloom around Eagle County. It’s highly invasive manner is devastating native ecosystems and is very ...

What a funny name toadflax is? The name toadflax is thought to result from a mistake. It seems that the common toadflax may have been used to treat ‘buboes’ (boils) and was known as bubinio, meaning ...

I was up at a farmers’ market in Lewiston and, in the midst of a veritable concrete desert, there at the juncture of an old concrete building foundation and a concrete-asphalt parking lot was a burst ...

Yellow toadflax (Linaria vulgaris) is a creeping, spreading perennial that was originally brought to the US as an ornamental. It can grow up to three feet tall (usually shorter) and historically was ...

Most plants get chosen; some, however, choose you. Or at least this is how I feel about toadflax. It's the kind of plant that turns up and tucks itself into a corner you weren't much interested in.

Maintenance: For best results, water regularly, two to three times weekly for initial seed germination. Keep soil moist, but not soggy, and do not permit the area to dry out. Once seedlings are ...

After so many drab winter days, it’s been nice to spot a few wildflowers popping up along the lagoons and in open grassy areas near our house. For me, two native species in particular signal the ...

Isle of Portland, Dorset: After scanning the cliffs and seas for guillemots and razorbills, I need to go low and slow to see a down shieldbug I’ve returned to the limestone grassland slopes above ...

ControlBecause of its extensive root system, Yellow toadflax is very hard to control hard to control. The roots have small “hairs” on them that if left in the soil can produce new plants.The most ...