Alonia™ 'Big Indigo' Summer Snapdragon

Alonia™ Big Indigo is an upright, early-flowering Angelonia angustifolia selection from Danziger for patio pots and landscape beds, as shown in [the exact Big Indigo profile](https://www.danzigeronline.com/catalog/annuals/alonia-big-indigo/). Danziger describes it as heat tolerant and pollinator friendly, with large flowers. ## Form and placement Danziger’s North America catalog lists the Alonia Big group at 14–16 inches high by 12–14 inches wide and includes Big Indigo among its named varieties. The exact cultivar profile says it continues gaining size after planting in the garden. Use it in a patio pot or landscape bed where its upright form can add a mid-height accent. North Carolina State Extension also recommends Angelonia angustifolia for borders, groups, and containers and describes its flowers as long-blooming through summer. See [Danziger’s North America catalog](https://files.danzigeronline.com/pdf/Annuals_NA_26.pdf), the [Big Indigo profile](https://www.danzigeronline.com/catalog/annuals/alonia-big-indigo/), and the [NC State Extension profile](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/angelonia-angustifolia/). ## Growing conditions Give the plant full sun to partial shade in moist, fertile soil with good drainage. Danziger’s Alonia growing sheet lists sun to partial shade, while NC State Extension recommends full sun and moist, fertile, well-drained soil for Angelonia angustifolia. Danziger describes the exact cultivar as drought tolerant and heat tolerant. See the [Alonia growing sheet](https://www.danzigeronline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Ang.Alonia_2022.pdf). ## Maintenance Water new plantings while they establish, then check moisture during prolonged dry spells, especially in containers. Angelonia flowers through summer without routine deadheading. Remove damaged stems as needed and allow space for the plant to gain size in a landscape bed. NC State Extension provides species growing conditions and seasonal care in its [Angelonia profile](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/angelonia-angustifolia/).