This plant is a specialist in . Its seeds can lie dormant in the soil for years, waiting for the chemical cues of a fire to germinate.
💡 : While it is beautiful in the wild, it is rarely used in home gardens because it requires "weed-free" soil and has a specialized life cycle that makes it difficult to maintain year-over-year without specific fire-like conditions. antirrhinum coulterianum
: The plant produces weak, erect stems (up to 1.5 metres tall) that often use twining branchlets to "cling" to surrounding vegetation for support. This plant is a specialist in
The plant is named after , an Irish botanist and explorer. In the early 1830s, Coulter became one of the first European scientists to explore the Colorado Desert, where he discovered this snapdragon along with other iconic species like the Matilija poppy. : The plant produces weak, erect stems (up to 1
: Its flowers are typically white, but frequently show delicate tints of lavender or pink when they first open. Fire-Driven Life Cycle
: It is the only Antirrhinum that forms a circle of leaves at the very base of its stem.