Angelonia : an excellent decoration

Angelonia is a beautiful flower that can enhance any garden. Gardeners often overlook this annual plant. Its lovely flowers look like orchids. Angelonia is showy and easy to care for.


Angelonia grows as a small shrub or herb. It is part of the Scrophulariaceae family. It is an annual in Russia's climate.

Angelonia was first found in Venezuela, in northern South America. It also grows in Central America, Mexico, and Hawaii.

Angelonia is usually an evergreen herb or shrub. It cannot survive cold winters, even with protection. For this reason, it is grown as an annual plant in many areas.

Angelonia can grow from 20 to 65 centimeters tall. Its leaves are lance-shaped with serrated edges. The funnel-shaped flowers grow in spike-like clusters. These clusters are 8 to 20 centimeters long.

The flowers come in blue, white, pink, purple, and other shades. After flowering, it forms a two-celled fruit with tough walls.