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Angelonia angustifolia
Also called Blue Wings, Summer Snapdragon
In Singapore: Summer Snapdragon, Angel Flower, Narrow-leaved Angelon, Angelonia, Summer Orchid, 天使花, 蓝天使 (Grown in Singapore)
Narrowleaf angelon is a sun-loving subshrub grown mainly as a bedding and container plant for its snapdragon-like flowers that bloom through summer. It thrives in hot, sunny spots and tolerates some dryness once established.
Angelonia angustifolia, the summer snapdragon, is a species of perennial plant in the family Plantaginaceae.
Angelonia angustifolia is native to Mexico and the West Indies, but has been introduced (often in captivity) notably in America, India, and Southeast Asia.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Angelonia angustifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
