Description

Botanical Interests' Snapdragon 'Tall Maximum Blend' Seeds bring color and charm to your garden with vibrant 1″ flowers in shades of red, white, yellow, and pink. These tall, sturdy plants, ranging from 30″ to 36″ in height, are ideal for mass plantings and make beautiful additions to cut flower arrangements. Attracting bumblebees and other pollinators, they thrive in full sun to part shade, with late afternoon shade beneficial in hot climates. This blend is perfect for containers and gardens, offering deer-resistant and edible flowers that add a lovely touch to salads, desserts, and cold drinks.

2,400 seeds.

Variety Info:

Botanical Name: Antirrhinum majus
Family: Plantaginaceae
Native: Southern Europe, Northern Africa, and West Asia
Hardiness: Usually grown as an annual, though perennial in USDA zone 5 and warmer.
Plant Dimensions: 30″-36″ tall, about 12″ wide
Variety Information: 1″ flowers in shades of red, white, yellow, and pink start blooming on the lower part of the flower stalks, moving up, until the last flower to open is at the top of the stalk.
Exposure: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Period: Blooms heaviest in cool weather
Attributes: Attracts Pollinators, Cut Flower, Deer Resistant, Good for Containers

Sowing Info:

When to Sow Outside: Cold Climates: 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date or as soon as soil can be worked. Mild Climates: Late summer to early fall for winter and spring bloom.
When to Start Inside: RECOMMENDED. 8 to 10 weeks before your average last frost date.
Days to Emerge: 10–15 days
Seed Depth: Surface
Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 12″
Thinning: When ½” tall, thin to 1 every 12″

Growing Info:

Harvesting: For longest vase life, harvest in the morning, choosing stems that have about half of the bottom flowers open. Change vase water often.