Photographs: Co. Cork

Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus Srubh lao Family: Scrophulariaceae Flowering June-october. Annual or perennial. Garden escape. The spikes of two-lipped, tubular flowers come in a range of colours, red, pinkish, white or yellow, but those of naturalised plants are often reddish. A slightly frost-tender plant that self-seeds freely. Height to 60cm A garden discard or escape with established populations naturalised on old walls. Also found near habitation on waste ground, rubbish tips and in pavement cracks. Fairly common, especially in S, SE and E Ireland.

Snapdragon, Antirrhinum majus, Srubh lao