Photographs: Co. Cork

Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea Buaflíon corcra Family: Scrophulariaceae Flowering time: June-September. Perennial. Introduced. Spikes of lipped mauve-purple flowers with curved spurs. Many narrow leaves, the lower leaves in whorls, the stem leaves alternate. The erect, ascending stems are often branched. Height 30-80cm. A garden escape growing on waste ground, roadsides, pavements and walls. Scattered distribution but mainly in the eastern half of Ireland Related: Common Toadflax, Linaria vulgaris has yellow flowers

Purple Toadflax, Linaria purpurea, Buaflíon corcra