All guides
Cut flowers6 varieties
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majusCool-season annual with upright spikes of long-lasting flowers used in cutting gardens.
Days to maturity
55–120 daysDays to germ.
7–21 daysSpacing
4–12 inHeight
18–42 inSun
SunHow we grow it
Germination
- Days to germ.
- 7–21 d
- Depth
- 0 in
Culture
- Days to maturity
- 55–120 d
- Spacing
- 4–12 in
- Height
- 18–42 in
- Sun
- Sun
- Frost
- tender
Harvest
- Handling
- Cut stalks when 8-10 blossoms are open; do not crowd in the vase for best, longest lasting cut flowers.
Recent field notes
Transplanted.
Timing · Zone 5a
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Sow indoorsApr 9
Outdoor / directMay 21 – Jun 18
Windows are anchored to an average last frost of May 21 (1 year in 10 as early as Apr 29, as late as Jun 2) and an average first frost of Sep 18 (1 year in 10 as early as Sep 6, as late as Oct 8). In a late or early year, slide them with it.
Compare in the calendarTrials
Every Snapdragon sowingSeed sources, counts, ratings, and the observations kept against each one.Snapdragon trialsVarieties
6 varieties on recordNo photograph yetSnapdragon ‘Johnny's Potomac Custom Mix’
‘Johnny's Potomac Custom Mix’
Yellow · White · Pink · RedNo photograph yetSnapdragon ‘Chantilly Summer Flame’
‘Chantilly Summer Flame’
tryingNo photograph yetSnapdragon ‘First Lady’
‘First Lady’
tryingNo photograph yetSnapdragon ‘Heirloom Tetra Mix’
‘Heirloom Tetra Mix’
trying‘Madame Butterfly F1’
Wine Red · Pink
‘Tall Deluxe Mixed Colors’
White