Snapdragons

Image by manfredxy Snapdragons are perennials—often grown as annuals—that produce a pretty and brightly-colored spike of flowers. While often used in beds, container grown snapdragons are another great…

Image by jirapongb Growing snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) in the flower bed provides cool season color and a mid-sized plant to balance tall background plants and shorter bedding plants in the front. Learn…

Image by Westhoff Snapdragons are one of the charmers of summer with their animated blooms and ease of care. Snapdragons are short-term perennials, but in many zones, they are grown as annuals. Can…

Image by Nahhan Snapdragons are familiar, old-fashioned flowers named for the blooms that resemble little dragon jaws that open and close when you gently squeeze the sides of the flowers. The segmented blooms…

Image by Aneese Many gardeners have fond childhood memories of opening and closing snapdragon flowers’ “jaws” to make them appear to talk. Besides the kid appeal, snapdragons are versatile plants whose many…

Image by Gardening Know How, via Liz Baessler Growing snapdragons seems like it should be a snap – just plant some seeds or flats of young plants and in no time, you’ll have big, bushy plants, right?…

Image by Gardening Know How, via Nikki Tilley Stiff sprays of snapdragons are a welcome sight in borders and rock gardens across the globe, but even the best laid garden plans sometimes go awry. What do you…

Image by judasstocker Whether trailing out of hanging baskets or urns, lowly bordering a flower garden, or growing in masses of tall spires, <a href=;">snapdragons can add pops of long-lasting color in…

Image by kazakovmaksim Everybody loves <a href=;">snapdragons – old-fashioned, cool-season annuals that produce spikes of long-lasting, sweet-smelling blooms in every color of the rainbow, except blue.…

Image by genphoto_art After you’ve been gardening for a while, you may want to experiment with more advanced horticultural techniques for plant propagation, especially if you have a favorite flower that you…