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Plantaginaceae
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
Also known as Termontis racemosa, Lion's mouth, Dragon flower, Toad's mouth
Native Plants · Snapdragon · Annual · Cool-Season · Cottage Garden · Cut Flower · Pollinator · Bedding Plant · Colorful · Spring Bloom · Easy Care
Snapdragons thrive in cool weather with at least six hours of sunlight and well-draining soil kept consistently moist but not waterlogged. Deadhead spent blooms regularly to encourage continuous flowering through spring and fall. They are excellent bedding or container plants and perform best in temperatures between 40–75°F.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is evenly moist, then allow the top inch to dry before watering again · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Bangladesh, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Connecticut, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, District Of Columbia, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., East European Russia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Sources: trefle, usda, aspca
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