Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Pots/Garden (overwinter indoors)
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Linaria triornithophora
Family: (Plantaginaceae)
(P) to 3′. Three-Birds-Flying. From Spain and Portugal. Fascinating, long, single-spurred, lilac-purple flowers are speckled and etched with purplish black and a dab of yellow. The flowers are arranged around the stems in groups of three, looking incredibly just like budgerigars, hence the common name. Broad, grey-green, ribbed foliage clasps the stem. Sun. 4 & T2