Antirrhinum majus

Snapdragons

Many of us are most familiar with the dwarf varieties used as traditional bedding plants, but snapdragons are actually among the most statuesque cut flowers you can grow, and we feel that they are terribly underutilized in gardens. Popular among florists, snapdragons are grouped according to bloom time. The earliest can be grown over winter (under cover) for blooms pretty early in spring, while others tend to do their stuff in June. All types dislike hot weather, and so in our climate they take a break in July and August, but cut them back and they rebloom in reverse order from September to the first hard frost. With a bit of careful planning—or indiscriminately planting as many varieties as you can find—you can have snapdragons blooming most of the year.

$5 pint

$7 quart

$10 gallon