Snapdragon 'Colour Mix'
Snapdragon 'Colour Mix' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Snapdragon is a hardy, very pretty, cottage garden annual that blooms for a long period. The flowers are edible and can be used as a garnish or in dressings but can have a bland taste. Snapdragon 'Colour Mix' has larger florets with thicker petals and foliage than the average snapdragon. It is a bright rainbow mix on tall, sturdy 60 cm plants. It is excellent as a cut flower. The plants prefer a sunny open position in moist, fertile, well-drained soil. The seeds germinate at 21 - 24°C; germination can take from 10 - 14 days. Sow spring to early summer or autumn in temperate areas; spring in very cool areas; autumn to early spring in subtropical areas. Days to bloom: 110 days.
Product: Snapdragon 'Colour Mix'
Product type: SEED (400)
Botanical name: Antirrhinum majus
Snapdragon is a hardy, very pretty, cottage garden annual that blooms for a long period. The flowers are edible and can be used as a garnish or in dressings but can have a bland taste. Snapdragon 'Colour Mix' has larger florets with thicker petals and foliage than the average snapdragon. It is a bright rainbow mix of crimson, lavender, pink, purple, orange, white and yellow flowers on tall, sturdy 60 cm plants. It is excellent as a cut flower.
Plant type: Annual; hardy to light frost only
Plant height: 60 cm tall
Sow when: Germinate best at 21 - 24°C soil temp.
Temperate: Spring to early summer or autumn Spring
Subtropical: Autumn to early spring
Tropical: Unlikely to do well
Germination: 10 - 14 days
Depth: Very lightly cover seed to 1mm deep, firm down, keep moist
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Sow into seedling trays for later transplanting or direct sow
Soil type: Prefer a moist, well-drained, fertile soil
Details: 110 days; dead head regularly to prolong blooming
*Has edible flowers
400 seeds per packet
Antirrhinum majus
Annual; hardy to light frost only
Snapdragon 'Colour Mix'
Snapdragon is a hardy, very pretty, cottage garden annual that blooms for a long period. The flowers are edible and can be used as a garnish or in dressings but can have a bland taste. Snapdragon 'Colour Mix' has larger florets with thicker petals and foliage than the average snapdragon. It is a bright rainbow mix on tall, sturdy 60 cm plants. It is excellent as a cut flower. The plants prefer a sunny open position in moist, fertile, well-drained soil. The seeds germinate at 21 - 24°C; germination can take from 10 - 14 days. Sow spring to early summer or autumn in temperate areas; spring in very cool areas; autumn to early spring in subtropical areas. Days to bloom: 110 days.