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| Category: Shrub |
| Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figworts) |
| Origin: Mediterranean (Europe) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Pink & White |
| Bloomtime: Spring/Fall |
| Synonyms: [A. glutinosum, A. graniticum boissieri] |
| Height: 1 foot |
| Width: 1-2 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 0-10° F |
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Antirrhinum hispanicum (Spanish Snapdragon) A beautiful evergreen subshrub (often treated as a perennial) that makes a 1 foot tall by 2 feet wide clump of fuzzy gray-green leaves and flowers year round with peaks in late spring to early summer and again in fall. The flowers are pink on the upper lips and whitish on the tips of the lower lip with yellow near the base. These charming flowers are held on short upright spikes just above the foliage. Plant in full sun to light shade in hot locations in a well-drained soil with little to occasional irrigation. Hardy to below 0 and recommended by some to USDA 5 Zone. This plant is reported to be deer-resistant. We got this great little snapdragon from Native Sons Nursery in Arroyo Grande. An attractive plant in the rock garden atop a wall or path edge and as a container specimen. As its specific epithet implies, this plant hails from Spain but also is found ranging to North Africa in Morocco. It is also called the Creeping Snapdragon or Perennial Snapdragon. The name Antirrhinum is derived from the Greek words 'anti' which can mean "opposite" or, as in this case, "instead of" (similar to "like") combined with 'rhis' meaning "nose" and 'inus', a connecting word meaning "of" which is all thought to combine to mean "like a nose" in reference, depending on the source, to either to the flower shape with the bulbous lower lip or to the shape of the fruit capsule.
"Antirrhinum" is derived from the Greek words 'anti' meaning "like" and 'rhis' meaning "nose" meaning literally "like a nose" in reference, depending on the source, either to the flower shape with the bulbous lower lip or to the shape of the fruit capsule.
This information about Antirrhinum hispanicum displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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