Melinda Myers

Snapdragon

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 & 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

• Floral Carpet & Floral Showers - dwarf varieties, 8-10"
• Sonnet Series - 22", free flowering, wet tolerant, no staking, good cutflower
• Bell - 8-10", heat tolerant