Angelonia
Angelonia angustifolia
Annuals
Angelonia is an ornamental annual which responds to regular irrigation and deadheading with flushes of blooms which can appear from Spring through Fall.
(Detailed plant information can be found at the bottom of the page.)
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Angelonia angustifolia Plant Information
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name: | Angelonia angustifolia |
| Common Name: | angelonia |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Suggested Uses: | annuals, beds & borders, container plantings |
| Characteristics | |
| Plant Form: | upright |
| Height: | 14 - 18 inches |
| Spread: | 12 inches |
| Foliage: | narrowly lanceolate leaves, finely serrate medium-textured foliage |
| Flower: | purple, white, blue, or pink axillary borne flowers on 6 - 8" terminal racemes |
| Bloom Period: | Spring, Summer, Fall |
| Environment | |
| Sun: | full sun |
| Water: | medium water requirement |
| Soil: | well-drained soil |
| Heat Tolerance: | high heat tolerance |
| USDA Zone: | zones 9 - 11 |
| Native Range: | Mexico West Indies |
| Care | |
| Maintenance: | deadhead to sustain regular flowering responds to shearing with a fresh flush of blooms prefers good fertility and regular irrigation propagation by stem cuttings |
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