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Plantaginaceae
Summer Snapdragon
Angelonia angustifolia
Heat-proof joy and steady cheer.
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Angelonia
- Native to
- Mexico, West Indies
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- tender perennial; grown as annual
- Height
- 30–60 cm
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, fertile
- Water
- medium
- Hardiness
- 9–11; annual elsewhere
- Lifespan
- perennial in warm climates
Did you know
- Unlike true snapdragons, it loves heat and humidity and blooms unbroken through August in the Deep South.
- Its flowers smell faintly of apple — most snapdragon relatives have no scent at all.
- It belongs to the same family as snapdragons but is unrelated to them at the genus level.
- Bumblebees can pry open the small flowers to reach pollen reserves hidden inside.
- Modern hybrids have transformed it from a botanical curiosity into one of the top summer bedding plants.
Color meanings
Purple
vivid grace
Pink
playful affection
White
clean clarity
Blue
calm devotion