Antirrhinum majus
Botanical Name
Antirrhinum majus
Hardiness
Hardy annual, tender perennial
Height
6 to 48 inches
Flowers
Summer thru frost: white, yellow, bronze, purple, pink, red
Light
Part to full sun
Soil
Moist, well-drained
Planting and Care
Space smaller varieties 6 inches apart, medium varieties 8 inches apart, taller varieties 10 to 12 inches apart; taller varieties require staking; frost tolerant, stalls in heat
Problems
Aphids, mites, rust
Varieties to Consider
'Floral Carpet' & 'Floral Showers' - dwarf varieties, 8-10"
'Sonnet' Series - 22", free flowering, wet tolerant, no staking, good cutflower
'Bell' - 8-10", heat tolerant
'Sonnet' Series - 22", free flowering, wet tolerant, no staking, good cutflower
'Bell' - 8-10", heat tolerant