Snapdragon, Mini Snap Mix Seeds Antirrhinum majus

• SKU: 128599
• Common Name: Snapdragon
• Botanical Name: Antirrhinum majus

• Plant Type: Flower
• Plant Lifecycle: Annual
• Fill Weight (grams): 150 mg
• Approximate Seed Count: 850-950
• Characteristics: Cutting flower | Attracts bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and pollinators
• Planting Method: Start Indoors
• Color: Yellow, pink, red, orange
• Water Needs: Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2") per week
• Days Until Bloom: 55 - 70 days
• Harvest/Bloom Season: June to Frost
• Landscape Use: Border / Edge Planting
• Resistance: Deer
• Tolerance: Light frost

Snapdragon seeds can be sown directly into the garden when the soil is warm and all danger of frost is passed. Soil temperature (not air temperature) should be warmer than 12°C (55°F) for seeds to germinate. Planting at a lower temperature will delay germination. Choose a planting location in partial shade. Space seeds and plant to the depth indicated below. Press seeds into the soil to ensure good contact and do not cover the seed with soil. After planting, water the seeds with a gentle mist or shower. A hard spray can wash soil away, dislodge seeds and clump them together. It is critical to keep the soil consistently moist, but not soggy during germination. Do not cover Snapdragon seed when starting seed indoors. Do not let the soil dry out, as young plants have underdeveloped roots and can quickly dehydrate, particularly in windy conditions. When your seedlings reach a height of a few centimetres (inches) and have developed 2 or 3 pairs of leaves, it is important to thin them out, according to the plant spacing indicated below to provide good air circulation and room to grow.

For earlier blooms, seeds can be started indoors 8 weeks before the last frost in your area. Follow the seed depth and spacing guidelines indicated below. Once all danger of frost has passed, seedlings should be hardened off before planting in their growing location. Seedlings should be transplanted according to the plant spacing directions below. Regularly monitor your plants and ensure that the soil remains moist while they establish themselves in their new environment.

• Planting Depth: Surface
• Seed Spacing: 1.3 cm (1/2")
• Instructions for Nutrient Care: Feed plants SUPERthrive once per week. Mix 1.2 ml (1/4 tsp) per 4L (1 gallon) of water in a watering can and apply solution to the base of the plants.

• Pinching back the early flower buds will help your plants to promote more branches and grow bushier. Wait until the plant is 15 cm (6") tall, cut off the top couple 5 cm (2") of the plant, directly above a set of leaves. Within a week, you will notice new stems sprouting from where you had cut the plant. This process will also cause the entire plant to branch out even more, giving rise to additional stems and more blooms.
• Regularly removing spent flowers, known as deadheading will promote continuous blooming and encourage the growth of fresh buds.
• The plant may stop blooming during the summer heat. Pinch back plants again leaving 2 or 3 sets of leaves and they will bounce back with another flush of blooms in Fall.
• Harvest flowers when 1 or 2 florets are open on a stem.