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Plantaginaceae
Dragon Flower
Antirrhinum majus
Grace and deception.
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Antirrhinum
- Native to
- Mediterranean region
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer, Fall
- Type
- Herbaceous perennial (often grown as annual)
- Height
- 0.15-1 meter
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Rich, well-drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Hardiness
- 7-10
- Lifespan
- Short-lived perennial
Did you know
- When you squeeze the sides of a snapdragon flower, it opens like a dragon's mouth, hence the name.
- After the petals fall, the remaining seed pods look eerily like tiny human skulls.
- In Victorian flower language, snapdragons could mean either graciousness or presumption.
- Only heavy bumblebees are strong enough to open the flower's hinged lip to reach the nectar.
- Snapdragon genetics were used to discover transposons (jumping genes), work that won a Nobel Prize.
Color meanings
0
Graciousness
1
Deception
2
Strength