Nuttall's Snapdragon, Antirrhinum nuttallianum

About Nuttall's Snapdragon (Antirrhinum nuttallianum) 4 Nurseries Carry This Plant

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Antirrhinum nuttallianum is a species of New World snapdragon in the Plantaginaceae family known by the common names Nuttall's Snapdragon. It is native to southern California and Baja California, where it can be found from the immediate coastline to the inland coastal ranges. This is an annual or biennial herb producing an erect, vinelike stem which sometimes clings to objects for support, but does not twine as tightly as many other snapdragons. The flowers are veined light purple with white patches and around a centimeter long. Each is borne on a short pedicel.

Plant Description

Plant Type

Perennial herb, Annual herb

Size

1 - 3 ft tall
1 - 3 ft wide

Flower Color

Purple, White

Flowering Season

Spring, Summer

Wildlife Supported

Butterflies & moths hosted ( 9 likely * ) SHOW ALL

Common Buckeye Junonia coeniaJunonia coenia

American Lady Vanessa virginiensisVanessa virginiensis

Scribbled Sallow Sympistis perscriptaSympistis perscripta

Spotted Straw Sun Moth Heliothis phloxiphagaHeliothis phloxiphaga

Verbena Bud Moth Endothenia hebesanaEndothenia hebesana

False Celery Leaftier Udea profundalisUdea profundalis

Tobacco Budworm Moth Chloridea virescensChloridea virescens

Landscaping Information

Sun

Full Sun

Moisture

Extremely Low, Very Low

Summer Irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Nurseries

Carried by 4

Cold Tolerance

Tolerates cold to 20° F

Soil Drainage

Fast, Medium

Soil Description

Typically sandy and/or rocky. Soil PH: 6.0 - 8.0

Common uses

Hummingbird Gardens, Bee Gardens

Companion Plants

Use with other annuals or herbaceous perennials such as Sitka Columbine (Aquilegia formosa), Milkweed (Asclepias sp.), Clarkia sp., Chinese Houses (Collinsia heterophylla), Western Wallflower (Erysimum capitatum), Poppy (Eschscholzia sp.), Blue Field Gilia (Gilia capitata); with geophytes such as onion (Allium sp.), Mariposa Lily (Calochortus sp.); and with succulents such as Dudleya sp. or Yucca sp.

Propagation?

By seed

Natural Setting

Site Type

Sandstone bluffs, openings in coastal sage scrub or chaparral, dunes, rocky slopes, road sides or disturbed places

Climate

Annual Precipitation: 4.6" - 34.0", Summer Precipitation: 0.14" - 1.96", Coldest Month: 38.9" - 57.1", Hottest Month: 60.9" - 85.0", Humidity: 0.47" - 35.91", Elevation: -3424" - 5711"

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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links: Jepson eFlora Taxon Page CalPhotos Wikipedia Calflora

Nuttall's Snapdragon

Antirrhinum nuttallianum

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Nuttall's Snapdragon

Antirrhinum nuttallianum