Asarina wislizensis 'Red Dragon' (Creeping Snapdragon)

Interesting Facts

Common Names in English:

Creeping Snapdragon

Flowers: Bloom Period: April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November. • Flower Color: red

Size: under 6" tall.

Culture: Space 18-24" apart.

Soil: Minimum pH: 6.1 • Maximum pH: 7.8

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 9b, 10a, 10b, 11. (map)

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae () - Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae () - Cavalier-Smith, 1981
    - Phylum: Tracheophyta () - Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
      - Subphylum: Euphyllophytina ()
        Infraphylum: Radiatopses () - Kenrick & Crane, 1997
        Class: Magnoliopsida () - Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
        Subclass: Asteridae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Superorder: Lamianae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Order: Lamiales () - Bromhead, 1838
        Family: Plantaginaceae () - A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons.
        Subfamily: Scrophularioideae ()
        Tribe: Antirrhineae ()
        Genus: Asarina () - P. Miller, 1757
        Specific epithet: wislizensis
        Cultivar: Red Dragon
        Botanical name: - Asarina wislizensis 'Red Dragon'

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Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed November 1, 2006.