ORIGIN

You can find this sun worshipper in the rocky areas of the Mediterranean and the Middle East (and other places in the world) Usually the term ‘snapdragon’ is used for the larger plants in the antirrhinum-family, which is the botanical name for this flower. In the wild, the antirrhinum loves a sunny place in a calcareous soil. It loves this soil so much, that you shouldn’t be surprised to see a snapdragon nestled in the cracks of an old wall or growing in a quarry.

This wondrous flower has also attracted the attention of botanists, for hundreds of years the antirrhinum has been cultivated. In the old days one could find this flower in monastery gardens especially. The stem of the antirrhinum can reach a height of about 80 centimeters tall. The flowers grow in a bunch along the end of the stem. Cultivated species can have a big variety of colours. From pure white, to yellow with tiny pink dots, or maybe peach-pink is your favorite!