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Full sun
18 - 24
Angelface®Blue (old)Summer SnapdragonAngeloniaangustifolia hybrid
Gardener’s Rated this plant:
4.65
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There’s nothing like a good haircut to make a girl feel like a million bucks. It’s so true it should be Newton’s Fourth Law. But I have no idea why it feels twice as thick a week later. For example, cut some of my 18-24 inch tall upright stems covered with snapdragon-y blue-purplish flowers and guess what? In a few days I’ll look every bit as bushy as before. So sharpen up those pruners, baby. I look terrific in a vase. You won’t see me going all floppy and falling apart in fifteen minutes, no way. I’ll keep my looks for 10 days+. Change the water every other day and it could be 10++.
Container, bed, planter or border: I’ll stay my usual fabulous self even in the South and Midwest’s notorious heat and humidity. By August when most plants look deep fried, I look fresh as an, um, Angelonia. That’s because I’m a Proven Winners hybrid – a much improved version of an old-fashioned Angelonia (a.k.a. summer snapdragon). Drought tolerant. Full sun. Annual except in zones 10 - 11. No deadheading. Beautiful, tough and vigorous from spring until the first hard frost. Sounds like a Fifth Law to me.
Features
• Cut Flower
• Deadheading Not Necessary
• Deer Resistant
• Drought Tolerant *
• Fragrant Foliage
• Heat Tolerant
• Landscape Plant
• Low Maintenance
• Must Have
• Native to the Americas
*Even drought tolerant annual and perennial plants will need water for the first few weeks while they get established. Shrubs and trees will need to be watered for the first year after they are planted. After this, little or no supplemental water will be necessary when planted in the ground. No plant is truly drought tolerant in a container; water is necessary for all plants in containers.
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Growing Tips
Angelonia are heat-loving plants that will grow most vigorously and bloom best when the heat is on. They are plants best planted in mid-spring or later, since they won’t really grow until the temperatures warm up. Angelonia will tolerate wet feet and a fair amount of drought. The plants are easy care with no deadheading needed. A bit of fertilizer or some compost in a garden bed is usually all that is needed for these plants to thrive. Due to their heat-loving nature they are one of the plants that can be planted even during the heat of mid-summer.
Don’t forget that Angelface are great long lasting cut flowers with a slight grape soda fragrance. Try some in a flower arrangement this year and see for yourself!
An application of fertilizer or compost on garden beds and regular fertilization of plants in pots will help ensure the best possible performance.
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| Year | Award | Trial |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Top Pick | Dallas Arboretum |
| 2002 | Best Angelonia | Colorado State University |
| 2003 | Best Angelonia | University of Florida |
| 2006 | Top Performer | Michigan State University |
| 2004 | Top 5 Performer | Michigan State University |
| 2004 | Top Performers | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens |
| 2004 | Excellent Rating | Massachusetts Horticultural Society at Elm Bank |
| 2007 | Leader of the Pack Early Season | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum |
| 2007 | Leader of the Pack Late Season | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum |
| 2004 | Gardeners Choice | National Arboretum |
| 2008 | Top 5 | Purdue University |
| Large full plants with an abundance of flowers. Tall and vigorous! | ||
| 2005 | Leader of the Pack Summer | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum |
| 2005 | Leader of the Pack Late Season | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum |
| 2004 | Top 10 | Auburn, Cullum Site |
| 2003 | Top Performer | Texas A & M - East Texas Bedding Plant Trial |
| 2008 | Excellent Rating | Boerner Botanical Garden |
| 2005 | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens |
| 2006 | Plants to Love | Better Homes and Gardens |
| 2002 | Superior Plant | Disney |
| 2004 | Superior Plant | Penn State |
| 2007 | Leader of the Pack Summer | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum |
| 2004 | Top Picks | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden |
| 2008 | Excellent Rating | Massachusetts Horticultural Society at Elm Bank |
