Information About Angelonia

Often called "summer snapdragon," angelonia produces numerous snapdragon-like flowers that come in white, pink, lavender, or purple, depending on the cultivar. Angelonia also makes a good cut flower, lasting for a long time and producing a pleasant grape-soda scent.

Does angelonia need full sun?
How do you care for angelonia?
How big do angelonia get?
How cold can angelonia take?
Do angelonia come back every year?
What does angelonia look like?
How do you pinch angelonia?
Is angelonia a Snapdragon?
How do you overwinter angelonia?
How often should I water angelonia?
Do bees like angelonia?
Do butterflies like angelonia?

Does angelonia need full sun?

Light. Give your angelonia plants a full day of sun to provide the energy plants need to bloom continuously.

How do you care for angelonia?

Angelonia seeds need light to germinate, so don't cover them. Keep the soil surface evenly moist and don't allow it to dry out. Seeds need temperatures of 70 to 75 degrees to germinate, so use a heat mat if necessary. Seedlings emerge in 10 to 14 days.

How big do angelonia get?

These colorful annuals are also available in tall upright and short bushy varieties so you can use them in a wide variety of garden settings. In the North, angelonia is grown as an annual; in frost-free regions, it's treated as a perennial. Most angelonia varieties grow between 12 and 18 inches tall.

How cold can angelonia take?

Angelonia is a perennial in zones 8-11 -- in Zone 8 it is usually root-hardy (top freezes down but it sprouts again from root system the following spring). Elsewhere it is grown as an annual or in a container to be brought indoors in cold weather. The foliage and flowers are hardy to 30 degrees F.

Do angelonia come back every year?

Is angelonia an annual or perennial? It is a tender perennial in zones 8-10, but mostly grown as an annual.

What does angelonia look like?

An Angelonia plant grows about 18 inches (45.5 cm.) tall, and some people think the fragrant foliage smells like apples. The flowers bloom on upright spikes at the tips of the main stems. Species flowers are bluish-purple and cultivars are available in white, blue, light pink and bicolors.

How do you pinch angelonia?

Deadhead spent flowers to prevent them from developing seeds. For a few randomly spaced flowers, pinch off the individual blooms with your fingers. If there are several spent flowers on one stem, cut the stem back to 1 inch above the top set of leaves.

Is angelonia a Snapdragon?

Angelonia 'Angelface White' (Summer Snapdragon) is a tender perennial, usually grown as an annual, boasting a profusion of showy spikes of large, pure white flowers from late spring to the first frosts. Resembling small snapdragons, the eye-catching blossoms exude a slight grape soda fragrance.

How do you overwinter angelonia?

Plant the root clumps into 1-gallon containers and keep them indoors during the winter in a warm, sunny area. When the angelonia plants cease flowering, cut the plants back by half and water only after the soil has gone completely dry.

How often should I water angelonia?

Water Angelonia two or three times a week until it develops a strong root system. At that point it will become fairly drought tolerant and require watering only when the soil has dried out.

Do bees like angelonia?

Bees love the little flowers of Angelonia, sometimes called Summer Snapdragon, an easy-care annual for flower gardens and containers. ... Others enchant with small intricate flowers, designed to attract small pollinators like bees with a variety of clever tricks.

Do butterflies like angelonia?

Companion Plants: Angelonia plants produce spikes of white, pink, mauve, yellow and blue. It's an easy-care plant that is very attractive to butterflies and looks gorgeous in combination with Pentas.