Flowers

Antirrhinum 'The Rose'

Snapdragon

Snapdragons are perennials but often grown as annuals. This traditional variety produces stems of rose-pink flowers, loved by bees and other pollinators, making it a good choice for a wildlife garden. When picked regularly, this plant will keep growing new flower spikes throughout the season. An ideal cut flower.

Plant type: Half-Hardy Annual
Position: Full Sun
Height: 90cm
Spread: 30cm

Growing calendar

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Sow indoors

Flowering

Sowing & growing

Sow indoors from Sep-Mar, on the surface of moist seed compost at 18-20°C for germination. Do not exclude light. Grow on at cooler temperatures until the last frosts have finished, when young plants can be planted out 50cm apart.

Aftercare

Flower stems may need staking. May self-seed. Pinch out growing tips when young for a bushy plant. Mulch around base of plant in hot and dry weather.

Gallery

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