Description
Snapdragon ‘Mini Butterfly’ ‘Colour Blend’
Antirrhinum majus
50 seeds
We are all so in love with Snapdragon ‘Mini Butterfly’ ‘Blush’, this year I am added more varieties including this special Colour Blend!
I filled my old rusty wheelbarrow with them with a selection of phlox to tumble over the edge, everyone who visited was blown away by them.
Blooming from late Spring all the way to Autumn!
Azalea shaped flowers just like the Madame Butterfly series but much shorter.
Plants started in Autumn can grow up to 50-55cm.
Late Winter Started 30cm and Spring started 20-30cm.
Tight blooms stop them being pollenated too quickly so that the flowers don’t drop like traditional varieties of Snapdragons.
Deadhead and you will be delighted with another round of flowers!
You can ‘pinch’ or not pinch it’s entirely up to you.
Naturally branching ‘unpinched’ flowers will be bigger.
Pinching will make bushier more delicate neat plants (images of the difference are in the gallery).
Perfect for growing in pots or the front of your beds and borders.
I have added lots of pictures to the gallery.
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, but 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.
I love to have a succession of new, fresh plants to fill any gaps in borders and containers.
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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: 15cm
Height: Autumn started and left ‘unpinched’ upto 50-55cm. Pinched and Late Winter Started 30cm and Spring started 20-30cm.
Harvest: May/June – July
Seeds per packet: up to 50 seeds approximately (counted by weight)
Cutting /Vase Life:
These might be shorter but they are still plenty tall enough for table flowers and look super cute in a small jug or vase on the table.
Place flowers straight into water after picking. I tend to rest my flowers before arranging. 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.
