Snapdragon Flower Orange. Beard-tongue is native throughout the United States and a variety of common beard-tongue grows in every state but Hawaii. Common beard-tongue Penstemon is a perennial plant that produces pink red or orange snapdragon-like flowers depending on variety.
The flowers can be white yellow orange red pink or lavender or combinations of those colours. Flowers can spread up to eight inches wide making them good choices for hanging baskets and other types of containers. In reference to the bridal bouquets it is symbolic of a marriage union consisting of blessings and fortune.
Some can even be grown as ground covers.
These blooms love the cold weather and can handle a light frost so their seeds are usually planted in the late fall or even on top of the snow. In Victorian times messages from lovers were secretly sent by flowers. Snapdragon colors include yellow orange red pink purple white and bi-color. With strong basal branching the plants form dense mounds of color in the landscape with a wide range of colors available in the series.