analysis: landscaping (annual flowers) –      Here Come the Snapdragons

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• About snapdragons:

  why the name snapdragons – because of the flowers’ fancied resemblance to the face of a dragon that opens and closes its mouth when squeezed. Snapdragons come in just about every color of the rainbow.

• Today you can find three parent varieties of snapdragons including the dragon jaws, butterflies and double azalea, each with beautiful garden colors of white, yellow, pink, red, orange, peach, purple and violet. Some varieties are bi-color, featuring two colors.
• REFERENCE: wikipedia
  INFO: 18 Different Types of Snapdragons

• Where to grow:

  Snapdragons are often considered as cold-season annual plants that do best in full or partial sun, in well-drained soil with require regular watering. They begin blooming at the base of the stock and continue growing upwards with more blooms.

• They can flower the entire season from spring to fall to cooler climates. In hot, humid climates, snapdragons will stop blooming. But if you keep them watered, they will resume blooming in the fall up until a deep frost.
• INFO: how to grow snapdragons (with pics)
  INFO: how to care for snapdragons

• Garden Planning:

  Most snapdragons are medium size and do best in the middle section of a tiered garden with low bordering flowers up front (petunias) and taller stem flowers in the back (zinna). However, you can find varieties of snapdragons that are tall and trailing.

• They are best grown in clusters to give a full robust color to your garden. Best to cluster them by color – red cluster – pink cluster – etc. They have a strong stem base as they grow upward and can withstand wind gusts. But as they grow taller, they may need to be staked depending on the wind conditions of your area.
• INFO: landscaping ideas with snapdragons
  INFO: what flower can I plant with snapdragons?
  INFO: snapdragon gardening 101

• Care and Harvesting:

  It’s best to prune and deadhead snapdragons to keep them blooming. Snapdragons can in warmer climates survive the winter as a perennial. But the blooms in the second year seem to be less robust. It’s best to plant snapdragons as an annual.

• Snapdragons will seed at the end of bloom. You can harvest those seed for sowing and planting for the next spring.
• INFO: how do you take care of snapdragon flowers?
  INFO: how to save snapdragon seeds
  INFO: how to grow snapdragons from seed

• Summary:

  Light:  full, medium sun
  Soil:  well drained and moist
  Height:  1-3 feet; 3-8 feet
  Width:  6-18 inches
  Flower:  orange, red, pink, yellow, white
  Foliage:  blue/green
  Season:  spring, summer, fall, winter blooms
  Features:  low maintenance, good for containers, cut flowers
  Propagation:  seed
  Zones:  7,8,9,10:
  INFO: view growing zones
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