Snapdragon family
Scrophulariaceae
A-lon-zo'a. Ten species of tropical American herbs grown as annuals outdoors or as greenhouse plants for their attractive, red, winter-blooming flowers.
Description
Leaves opposite or in threes. Flowers in terminal finger-shaped clusters, the corolla very irregular, 2-lipped, and turned upside down by twisting of its individual stalklets.
How to Grow
Plants grow best in cool, northern gardens and in cool places such as Calif. and the Northwest. However, they are sensitive to frost. Start seeds indoors and set out after frost danger. Space plants 6-12 in. (15-30 cm) apart.
Alonsoa Warscewiczii
Mask Flower
. 1-3 ft. (30-90 cm) high. Flowers red, ⅝-¾ in. (16-19 mm) wide, the cluster loose. Peru. Cultivar 'Compacta' has scarlet flowers. Also sold as
A. grandiflora
or
A. Mutissii
. Tender perennial grown as a tender annual.
