Scientific Name: Angelonia angustifolia
Common Name: summer snapdragon
Family Name: Plantaginaceae
Origin: Caribbean Island, Mexico
Hardiness Zone: Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C)
Plant Type: Annual
Mature Size: 0.2 - 0.4m x 0.1 - 0.3m (height x width)
Habit: Upright
Form: Irregular
Texture: Medium
Landscape Uses: Container planting
Exposure: Full sun
Soil or Media: Acidic, Well-drained
Leaves: Simple, Opposite, Leathery, Pinnate venation, Glabrous, Lanceolate, Serrate
Flowers: Raceme, White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Red, May-Jun-Jul-Aug-Sep-Oct
Fruit: Capsule, Brown, Jul-Aug-Sep-Oct
Key ID Features:
Leaves narrowly lanceolate-elliptic, 8-11cm long x 6-9mm wide, serrate; florets about 2cm wide, on racemes 10-20cm long, with lanceolate bracts 1-2cm long.