Dragon's mouth, also known by its scientific name as Antirhinum Majus, is a beautiful exterior plant which is characterized by its resistant flowers grouped into clusters that last all summer and even autumn. This plant has very varied flowers that will surely stand out in your garden and give your home a colorful touch.
The dragon flower is a mystical plant that you will love. Ed Reschke / Getty Images
A mystical plant
This Floral plant It is native to the Mediterranean and is usually given in countries such as Morocco, Portugal, southern France and even the east of Türkiye and Syria. Antirrhinum Majus is called Dragon's Boca due to the shape of its flowers that seems that a dragon is about to throw fire, Thanks to these are slightly pressed on the sides and the flower opens almost as if it were a mouth.
Know Dragon's mouth
Dragon's mouth is a plant with Very exotic flowerideal to add it to your outer zone. This perennial plant comprises different plants of different sizes that can measure from 15 cm to 120 cm high. Dragon's mouth is a flower plant that begins to grow from spring and can last until the autumn season. This species adapts better to temperate climates, although also to sunbrafts and it must be remembered that it is a biannual outdoor plant, although in many occasions it is necessary to replace them every year.
There are different types of dragon mouth, know them. Jacky Parker Photography / Getty Images
Dragon mouth types
There is a wide variety of dragon mouth plants and among the most popular is the antirrhinum barrelierewhich is a variety that comes from the region of the Western Mediterranean and has quite striking flowers between 20 to 25 mm in length, of violet pink. There is also the Antirrhinum Hispanicumwhich is quite well in southeast Spain and has short stems, varied, alternate and oval leaves. The Antirhinum mollissimum It is another of the most popular species in the dragon's mouth, which has thin stems that usually measure between about 8 and 65 cm.
The most important thing with the species of the mouth dragon plant is that they can vary in size And the color of flowers can also change between each species. But all species are exterior plants, so All plants need the same care.