| Description | Angelonia ABC's (Angelonia angustifolia) An easy to grow and florific group of plants. A tender perennial grown as an annual. Also called Summer Snap Dragon. |
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| Pronunciation | (an-ge-low-nee-a)(an-gus-tee-FOH-lee-uh) |
| Plant Type | Perennial Tender, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | (9)10-11 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | tolerates a wide range from moist to slightly dry, average has worked for me |
| Soil & Site | average, well-drained |
| Growing Media | average patio |
| Temperature | heat tolerant, cold tolerant to the low 40's F |
| Flowers | 3/4” across, two-lipped snapdragon-like, borne on compact terminal racemes |
| Leaves | green, oblong to lanceolate, green leaves (to 3” long) with toothed margins, slightly aromatic |
| Dimensions | upright, compact plant habit up to 30 by 24 inches depending on the variety |
| Maintenance | The plants will continue to bloom throughout the entire summer with little or no dead heading. |
| Propagation | terminal tip cuttings, seed |
| Native Site | Native to Mexico and the West Indies |
| Misc Facts | AKA: Summer Snapdragons |
| Author's Notes | When I first used this plant 20 years ago I had trouble growing it. Now I have used this plant in containers around my gardens and was amazed at the number of flowers produced with little or no extra work. It is now a main stay in my containers. |
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