Botanical Name: Antirrhinum majus
Common Name: Snapdragon
Type of Plant: dicot: annual
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape upright, single or few-stemmed plant with slender leaves, terminal spikes of tubular, brightly colored flowers
Height 12" - 30"
Spread 8" - 10"
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun
Soil most any soil if drainage is good
Hardiness hardy: all zones
 
Morphology:
Leaves lanceolate, opposite, to 3" long; dark, rich green color, glabrous
Flowers tubular, in terminal racemes, pink, red, orange, yellow; 1 1/2" long, corolla often hinged
Fruit small capsule, inconspicuous
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
borders, sunny beds, often as a vertical accent (tall varieties), or as a facer (shorter varieties), good cut flowers
 
Landscape Care:
Watering prefers regular watering - flood watering is best
Fertilizing balanced when planting, low nitrogen 2X month during growth
Pruning pinch off dead blooms to stimulate more flowering
Pests/Diseases rust
Special Conditions/Other if rust is problem, avoid overhead watering; don't plant in same area two years running
 
Origin: Mediterranean
Family: Scrophulariaceae

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