Description
Snapdragon ‘Double Blend Champagne, Pink and White’
Antirrhinum majus
I was lucky enough to be sent samples of a brand new cultivar and these 3 colours to me just were perfect together both in the garden and then in the vase, I could not keep my eyes off them!
Zoe’s special blend equal amounts of each colour have been carefully counted.
Colours include champagne, soft pink and pure white. They especially looked nice with Ammi and our Cornflower Mix, I pulled out the white, pink and lilac Cornflowers in particular and have included an image in the gallery for you.
Like the Madam Butterfly types they have beautiful double flowers so they don’t drop and go over like normal snapdragon types, stems just get bigger and fuller making a dramatic garden display, not just a few flowers on the very top!
Deadhead after blooming for a 2nd flush in just a few weeks. I sow another round in late Winter which flower just as the Autumn first flush goes over and fill the gap while you are waiting for the 2nd round of buds to come through.
So beautiful, they look wonderful arranged just as they are, as well as giving that all important ‘swoosh’ to arrangements!
For garden decoration they are just majestic, blooming on robust strong stems!
How to grow:
Sow undercover from Autumn (in mild climates) and again in late Winter/early Spring for flowers all Summer.
Technically a short-lived perennial, Snapdragons or Antirrhinum majus, are best treated as an annual, given that they germinate and grow a lot more slowly than true annuals.
Antirrhinums can get ‘rust’. A precautionary spray of fungicide can really help. Keep a vigilant eye and remove any leaves that become infected.
For more detailed growing instructions join our ‘Grow-A-Long’ and for busy gardeners you can now plan ahead with our Autumn Jump Starter Handbook
Details:
Variety: Antirrhinum majus
Type: Short-lived perennial treated as an annual
Position: Full sun in free draining soil.
Sow: Autumn / late Winter/early Spring
Spacing: 22cm
Height: 75-80cm
Harvest: May/June – July
Seeds per packet: 15 seeds of each colour – total 45 seeds approximately (counted by weight)
Cutting /Vase Life:
Cut snapdragons when just the bottom 2-3 flowers are open for the longest vase life.
Place flowers straight into ready buckets of water. We rest our stems for a few hours in water, this is called conditioning.
Like all Snapdragons, they are geotropic ( which means the stems align with gravity) keep as upright as possible while conditioning. Once arranged stems will relax and tips will turn upwards. You can find out more about cutting and conditioning flowers here.
