Snapdragon Spotlight

During my first summer growing flowers, I focused mostly on bulbs. While the dahlias and lilies were beautiful, I wish I would’ve spent more time focusing on seeds.

I did start a few trays from seed this year but it was late. I started them in mid-June, they were transplanted into the ground in Mid-July. They didn’t start blooming until mid to late August. I also noticed that they didn’t grow to their expected height (also meaning less blooms) because of the delay.

Even after I had torn down the rest of the garden because it had been petrified by frost, the snapdragons were looking good. I cut the last stems last week for Thanksgiving. I hadn’t expected them to bloom this late into the Fall. I’m definitely going to experiment with these indoors this winter/spring and expand for next year.

The Spruce has a great care guide for snapdragons and they also always include interesting information about starting from seed, propagating and pruning.

www.thespruce.com/growing-and-caring-for-snapdragons

Below, I’ve linked to a few of the varieties I’ll be purchasing for next year!

Potomac Appleblossom - Snapdragon - Johnny’s Selected Seeds - buy here

Rocket Mix - (F1) Snapdragon - Johnny’s Selected Seeds - buy here

Costa Apricota - (F1) Snapdragon - Johnny’s Selected Seeds - buy here

Madame Butterfly Bronze - (F1) Snapdragon - Johnny’s Selected Seeds - buy here