Snapdragon Small - Antirrhinum majus

– Outdoor Seasonal Flowering Plant

If you’re growing from seeds, the plants are somewhat slow-growing. As a result, many growers decide to purchase seedlings from nurseries instead. This strategy gives your flowers a fast start, reducing the germination phase where birds may eat the seeds before they have a chance to sprout.

Your snapdragons will do well in growing environments with well-draining soil rich in nutrients. We recommend planting them in direct sunlight, but they will also grow and flower in partially shady flower beds.

If you want to grow thick and bushy plants, we recommend pinching the flowering spike before starting to flower. After the flowers finish blooming, “deadheading” or pinching off the tops of the flowers causes new growth, and you’ll get a second flowering session before the end of the fall.

You’ll find that snapdragons prefer flowering in the cooler conditions of the late spring and early fall. If you live in a cool climate further north, your snapdragons will flower all season.

Don’t expect your snapdragons to survive the winter. They do better as annuals. Even if they survive the winter, they likely won’t return with the same robust growth and flowering the following season. It’s a good idea to pull them out and start again with new seeds or seedlings.

Your snapdragons will form seed pods during the growing season, and they may drop seeds to the flowerbeds. If you’re lucky, these self-sowing seeds may end up flowering, starting a new bed of snapdragons the following growing season.