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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.
Annual herb, Perennial herb
1 - 3 ft Tall
1 - 3 ft Wide
Purple, White
Spring, Summer
Full Sun
Extremely Low, Very Low
Max 1x / month once established
Tolerates cold to 20° F
Fast, Medium
Typically sandy and/or rocky.
Soil PH: 6.0 - 8.0
By seed
Sandstone bluffs, openings in coastal sage scrub or chaparral, dunes, rocky slopes, road sides or disturbed places
Chaparral
Use with other annuals or herbaceous perennials such as Sitka Columbine (Aquilegia formosa), Milkweed (Asclepias spp.), Clarkia spp., Chinese Houses (Collinsia heterophylla), Western Wallflower (Erysimum capitatum), Poppy (Eschscholzia spp.), Blue Field Gilia (Gilia capitata); with geophytes such as onion (Allium spp.), Mariposa Lily (Calochortus spp.); and with succulents such as Dudleya spp. or Yucca spp.
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 9 likely
Geranium Plume Moth
Amblyptilia pica
Tobacco Budworm Moth
Chloridea virescens
Verbena Bud Moth
Endothenia hebesana
Spotted Straw Sun Moth
Heliothis phloxiphaga