Angelonia

🌿✨ Angelonia ✨🌿

Add a splash of vibrant color to your garden with Angelonia, also known as the “Summer Snapdragon.” This delightful plant features upright spikes of snapdragon-like flowers that bloom continuously from late spring through fall. Available in a variety of colors including white, pink, purple, and blue, Angelonia is perfect for adding a cheerful touch to flower beds, borders, and containers.

Care Tips:

• Light: Full sun. Angelonia thrives in bright, sunny spots.
• Water: Keep the soil consistently moist but well-drained. Water regularly, especially during dry spells.
• Humidity: Average indoor humidity is sufficient. Angelonia is drought-tolerant once established.
• Soil: Well-draining, fertile soil. A mix of loam, sand, and organic matter works well.

Special Features:

• Fragrant: The flowers emit a pleasant, sweet scent, often compared to grapes or vanilla.
• Pollinator-Friendly: Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
• Low Maintenance: Easy to care for and resilient in hot, humid conditions.

Bring the magic of summer into your garden with Angelonia. Its continuous blooms and easy care make it a perfect addition to any outdoor space. 🌸✨

• Botanical Name:  Angelonia angustifolia
  

• Common Names: Summer Snapdragon
  

• Description: Angelonia angustifolia, commonly called Angelonia or summer snapdragon, is native to Mexico and the West Indies. It is an upright, glabrous, somewhat bushy, tropical perennial that is noted for its long summer bloom of small snapdragon-like flowers. Plants typically grow 12-18” tall. Stems are clad with narrow, oblong to lanceolate, green leaves (to 3” long) with toothed margins. Foliage is slightly aromatic. Bluish-purple flowers (each to 3/4” across) bloom from late spring to early fall in narrow terminal spikes (to 8” long). The two-lipped flowers are somewhat reminiscent of snapdragon. Cultivars are available in white, blue, light pink and bicolor flower colors.