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Plant snapdragons in part shade areas to compliment foliage perennials, such as brunnera and hosta. Plant them in a cutting garden for use as cut flowers indoors. Plant them near spring bloomers, such as bleeding hearts, as a transition plant to the flowering of warm-season annuals. Fertilize monthly with an organic plant food.Snapdragons are versatile in the landscape.

Stake taller varieties to keep the flower stalks from curving, especially if they’re to be used for cut flowers. Rocket is a large plant, growing up to three feet, and the root system should be larger than cell pack size in order to support such a large plant. Mulch beds to keep the soil evenly moist. Pinch the tips of plants after transplanting to promote a bushier plant with more flower spikes.Keep plants well watered and weeded.

#ROCKET SNAPDRAGONS FULL#

Blooms all season heat and drought tolerant plants grape-scented foliage low maintenance.Plant in full sun to part shade on well-drained, compost-amended soil. Due to their heat-loving nature they are one of the plants that can be planted even during the heat of mid-summer.Great in landscapes and containers. A bit of fertilizer or some compost in a garden bed is usually all that is needed for these plants to thrive. One of the most productive and long-lived spring flowers we grow.

The plants are easy care with no deadheading needed. Snapdragon Rocket Mix, Antirrhinum - 50 or 200 seeds avg. While the standard snapdragons are tall, bushy plants, newer varieties have a trailing or creeping habit making them perfect for containers, window boxes, and cascading over walls. They make great cut flowers and good companions to other cool season plants, especially since they can flower in part shade. The flowers start blooming at the bottom of the stalk and open going up. They may stop flowering during the heat of summer. Snapdragons feature stalks of brightly colored flowers that bloom best during the cooler parts of spring and fall. In subsequent experiments, flowers of ‘Potomac Pink’ were obtained directly from the grower. The finest tall Snap for home gardens Bred for heat tolerance and for summer blooming. Just squeeze the bottom of the flowers and watch the “jaws” open and close. Flowers of ‘Rocket’ snapdragon were harvested in the early morning from a local field-flower grower, transported to Davis (15 min), and used immediately in the initial experiments. It’s fun to use snapdragon flowers to play with your kids.

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