A pink Angelonia angustifolia flower has an open throat marked with dark purple spots beneath pale stamens

Angelonia angustifolia (Summer Snapdragon)

Name: Angelonia angustifolia (Summer Snapdragon)
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Native from Mexico to Colombia and across the Caribbean, this perennial subshrub usually grows about 1 to 2 feet tall and is often grown as an annual in colder climates. Its two-lipped flowers resemble snapdragons and come in purple, pink, blue, white, and bicolored cultivars. It tolerates summer heat and humidity and flowers through summer. In tropical climates, it can flower year-round. The aromatic foliage can smell like grape soda when crushed. Flower stems are useful in bouquets. It has naturalized in the Philippines. Photographed in Florida.

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Angelonia angustifolia bears purple flowers with dark spotted throats beside unopened buds

Angelonia angustifolia carries sunlit purple flowers above narrow green foliage

Angelonia angustifolia bears two toned purple and white flowers on an upright spike

Angelonia angustifolia has a purple flowering spike with curved lobes and dark throats

Angelonia angustifolia bears a dense group of lavender flowers with dark spotted throats

Angelonia angustifolia carries pink flowers and rounded buds on an upright stalk

Angelonia angustifolia has a pink flower with a pale rim around its spotted throat

Angelonia angustifolia bears pale pink flowers beneath rounded pink buds

Angelonia angustifolia carries rich pink flowers with deep spotted throats

Angelonia angustifolia has vivid purple flowers with pale speckling inside dark throats

Angelonia angustifolia bears a densely flowered purple spike beside pointed green leaves

Angelonia angustifolia carries purple flowers along a slender shaded stalk

Angelonia angustifolia has lavender flowers with pale centers and dark speckled throats

Angelonia angustifolia bears purple flowers with dark patterned throats and white lower lips

Angelonia angustifolia has a sunlit purple flower with a white lower lip and speckled throat

Angelonia angustifolia has a purple and white flower with a dark speckled throat

Angelonia angustifolia bears white flowers with pale green centers along an upright spike

An Angelonia angustifolia flower bed carries upright spikes of pink and red flowers

An Angelonia angustifolia spike bears white flowers and green buds along an upright stem

Angelonia angustifolia bears deep red flowers with pale centers beside rounded red buds

An Angelonia angustifolia flower has pink-edged white petals and curled pale filaments