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Antirrhinum controversum is a subshrubby perennial snapdragon from southern Spain, Portugal and northern Morocco, with pale-pink flowers borne in dense spikes. It needs sun, good drainage and a dry-leaning regime, much like other Mediterranean snapdragons.
Antirrhinum controversum is a species of perennial flowering plant in the genus Antirrhinum (common snapdragons) in the family Plantaginaceae. Native to southeastern and southern Spain, Portugal, and northern Morocco, it is a subshrub that favors subtropical biomes. The species produces stems that grow between 35 cm (14 in) and 150 cm (59 in) tall. Growing, flowering, and fruiting between February and November within its native range, the plant produces dense inflorescences of ten to 40 pale-pink flowers at the end of each stem.
Antirrhinum controversum has a native range that spans southeastern and southern Spain, Portugal, and northern Morocco. The species favors subtropical biomes. A. controversum is natively found at elevations between 20 m (66 ft) and 1,600 m (5,200 ft) above sea level.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Antirrhinum controversum 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.
