Angelonia is one of those warm season annuals that can actually survive through winter as a pernnial to bloom again next spring. It may even want to continue to bloom untill frost. The flowers can be blue, purple, red, pink or white, and look something like small snapdragon flowers. Most have spots or stripes of an alternate color or two in their throats. Some modern varieties have fragrant flowers. Plants can get a foot or two tall, and almost as wide. In sheltered spots, angelonia can be cut back as soon as it starts to look tired in autumn. Exposed plants might be happier if cut back significantly later, as winter ends. Old growth may be unsightly for a while, but can protect interior stems and roots from frost. Besides, pruning stimulates new growth that will be more susceptible to subsequent frost.
I see a lot of this plant in the garden centers. For some reason I haven’t used it in my containers, though I’ve been tempted.
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We have not used here it either. I have not wored with it since I worked for a (so-called) ‘landscape’ company a few years ago. I see quite a bit of it come and go from nurseries, so it must be popular somewhere.
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