Antirrhinum

About This Plant...

Genus and species: Antirrhinum majus

Plant type: cool-season annual

Height: 8" - 36"

Location and soil: sun; rich soil

Uses: cutting, bedding, border, background, edging, containers

Bloom time: late spring-early autumn

Color range: apricot, burgundy, pink, rose, yellow

Indoor Sowing...

Time needed to reach transplant size: 10-12 weeks

When to transplant to garden: after last heavy spring frost

Outdoor Sowing...

When to sow outdoors: after last heavy spring frost

Other Sowing Guidelines...

Approx. germination time: 7-14 days

Germination temp.: 75 degrees F.

Sowing Depth: surface sow

Needs light or dark to germinate: light

Transplanting Guidelines...

Spacing between plants: -

Growing On...

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Growing tips: to sow, keep seeds in freezer for two days before planting, then lightly press fine seeds into soil; blooms better in cool weather; pinch back after bloom to encourage a second flush of bloom; tall varieties need staking; tolerates light frost

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