Angelonia is native to Central and South America. In the cooler climate of the UK this tender perennial is usually grown as annual bedding. Angelonia is also known as ‘summer snapdragon’ or ‘angel flower’, it is popular for its abundance of flower spikes produced over a long period from May to September. Thriving in heat and drought, this plant makes a good alternative to its lookalike the snapdragon, which will often stop flowering when summer temperatures get too high. The flowers emit a sweet fragrance – usually in the evening or on warmer, dry days.