Antirrhinum is a genus of plants commonly known as snapdragons from the flowers' fancied resemblance to the face of a dragon that opens and closes its mouth when laterally squeezed (thus the 'snap'). As a child, I loved to pinch the tiny individual blossoms and make the "dragon mouth" open and close.
Snapdragons are perennial plants that do best in full or partial sun. They are available in a range of heights: dwarf (6 to 8 inches), medium (15 to 30 inches) and tall (30 to 48 inches). They uniformly bear a whorl of leaves atop slender stalks. Their large, blossom-laden flower heads are faintly fragrant and come in in a wide assortment of bright colours, white, yellow, pink and burgundy. 
For the detail-minded among my gentle readers:
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Antirrhinum
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oh I envy you so much sipping in the perfumed air and feasting your senses while we face duststorms and relentless heat.Snapdragons along with larkspurs(little rabbit faces) and pansies used to be my favourite childhood flower creatures.
Varsha, I'm going to try and capture pictures of larkspur for you when they're in season :)
Yes, spring has sprung on Shimla. You should head the deafening birdsong in the morning - it's virtually impossible to sleep after dawn!
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