If you are still picking suitable plants for the garden, then you should pay attention to such a flower, like snapdragon. This plant includes a huge number of tall, short and even ampelous varieties.  Snapdragon can be a great addition to the lawn or flower garden. Flowers propagated by seeds and has a fairly high germination rate.

Plant description

Snapdragon or Antirrinum - a beautiful plant from the family of Norwich, which is popularly called "dogs."   A flower looks like a small bush with a spikelet of large, sometimes terry (depending on the variety) flowers.  Antirrinum blooms from June to frost.

The appearance of the flower

Oval leaflets of a lion's pharynx at the bottom of the stem are located opposite each other, at the top are arranged alternately. Seeds ripen in boxes, they are very small: 1 gram contains up to 5,000-8,000 pieces.  The colors of antirrhinum are very diverse - white, cream, yellow and all shades of red, there are two- and three-colored varieties.

Ampelnye forms look beautiful in pots, stunted are suitable for creating a beautiful and bright border.  The inflorescences of medium and tall antirrinums are long cut. Some varieties of snapdragon are sensitive to the length of daylight and bloom only when it reaches 11-12 hours.

Antirrinum is easy to grow, it blooms from late spring until autumn, if you remove faded inflorescences in time. The flower looks great on flower beds, rabatkah, a huge selection of varieties allows you to choose the shade and size of the bush to any landscape composition.

Types and varieties

Varieties of snapdragon are divided into several groups according to the height of the bush.

Tall

  • "The Heat of Love"  - Inflorescences bright red, grows to 70-90 cm, needs a garter. In cutting costs up to 2 weeks;

Heat of love

  • "Sweet showers"  - yellow, orange, pink and burgundy flowers densely cover the whole bush. Required garter to support. If you wish, you can not tie up, but use as a ground cover or plant in a suspended pots so that the stems hang down;
  • "Opus F1"  - 14 different colors, including two-color varieties "OPUS F1 Appleblossom" (white-pink), OPUS F1 Lavender (cream-pink). Strong flower stalks, bush height up to 60 cm;
  • Don Basilio  - pyramidal shrub with strong peduncles up to 80 cm in height. The flowers are bright red, double-lipped, gathered in inflorescences with a diameter of up to 8 cm;
  • Rocket - high, dense, unusual forms with curved petals flowers of bright colors (cherry, lemon, red, bronze). The bush grows to 120 cm;
  • "Animation"  - bush height up to 100 cm, huge inflorescences with a short stem, excellent cut resistance, a large selection of shades.

Medium thick

  • "Apricot umbrella"  - beautiful bushes with flowers of pink and apricot shades. Grow up to 40 -60 cm, suitable for cutting, look beautiful in rabatkah and mixborders;

Apricot umbrella

  • "Day and night"  - a two-color grade. Crimson flowers with white tongues. Plant height up to 40 cm. Suitable for cutting;
  • "Magic"  - a multi-colored mix with large fragrant inflorescences. Well branched, frost resistant. Grows up to 40 cm;
  • "Sonnet"  - early-flowering varieties with bright pure colors. Good alignment of plants, strongly branched. Resistant to frost, suitable for cutting.

Undersized

  • Twinnies  - double flowers of various shades (peach, white, purple, pink). Bush height - up to 20 cm. Blooms profusely, looks beautiful in borders;

  • "Flower showers"  - includes beautiful two-color hybrids "Bicolor F1", "Vine Bicolor F1", "Red and Yellow F1". Grows up to 20 cm;
  • "Admiral"  - consists of varieties with bright pure colors - white, yellow and burgundy. Bush small, up to 20 cm;
  • Apple Blossom  - a miniature variety with a bush with a height of only 15-17 cm. Flowers of a delicate creamy-yellow color, resembling the color of an apple tree. Can be used on an alpine slide as a ground cover;
  • "Montego Pink Bicolor"  - dwarf variety with a height of 15 cm. The crimson-pink flowers at the base have a yellow spot;
  • "Peach with cream"  - low plant (up to 25 cm), densely covered with soft cream flowers;
  • "Sun Ray"  - grows up to 15 cm, the whole bush is densely covered with bright yellow buds. Will create a beautiful border, suitable as a ground cover annual for an alpine slide;
  • "Magic"  - a small bush up to 25 cm, differs in early and long flowering. Many colors of the flower for every taste: all shades of pink from light to dark, purple, two-tone, orange, red, bronze.

Among the ampel varieties the Candy Shawers series is especially popular. It includes red, white or purple flowers on long, strong stems.

Growing seedlings

The lion's pharynx propagates by seeds and cuttings. In the southern regions of the country, seeds are sown directly into the ground.  But for early flowering is better to grow seedlings.

For sowing seeds choose a flat container with holes in the bottom to prevent stagnant water. Light, well-permeable water is poured with a pH level of 5.5-5.8 (slightly acidic), they are shed and compacted well. To the surface insow seeds that are either sprinkled with a thin layer of sand, or not buried at all.

So that the seedlings are not damaged by the “black leg” (fungal disease), the substrate must be shed with water with the addition of fungicide.

For quick germination capacity cover film. As soon as the seedlings appear, the seedling box is transferred to a cool place and the film is removed. At first, seedlings grow slowly, and it is necessary to closely monitor the soil moisture, to prevent its overwetting. Emerged shoots dosvechivayut, so that they do not stretch. When the cotyledons are formed, you can feed the seedlings with nitrogen. The temperature in the room must be maintained in the region of 15-18 degrees.

In the period of appearance of the first true leaf, the plants are provided with an ambient air temperature in the range of 13-15 degrees. Between irrigation, the soil is allowed to dry, but does not allow the plants to wither.  For good growth, the lion's mouth requires fertilizer with magnesium. Ammonium-based fertilizer should not be used.

In the phase of the two true leaves, the seedlings of lion's pharynx dive into separate pots or cassettes. Picks are made with the help of a flat stick, which every seedling is carefully hooked underneath and carefully transfer it to a new pot. The ground in the pot should be well drained, it is first shed with water with the addition of a fungicide preparation, then an indentation is made into which the seedling is dipped. The soil around the plant is pressed to ensure good contact with the roots. After transplantation, they continue to maintain a cool temperature in the room: in the afternoon, 15-18 degrees, at night, 13-15 degrees.

If you sow the seeds of lion's pharynx in October, it will bloom in 25-27 weeks; from plants sown in December, flowering is expected in 16-18 weeks.

Landing in open ground

In open ground, seedlings are planted in May - June, depending on the growing region. The lion's mouth does not tolerate stagnant water in the soil; therefore, in the presence of heavy clay soils, sand, compost or peat must be added to the landing pit or trench, mixing it with the primary soil.

The plant prefers antirrinum bright planting sites, it can stretch in the shade and the inflorescence will be thinned.

The bush of antirrhinum grows and strongly branches, therefore, when planted in open ground between plants, it is necessary to withstand a certain interval: for tall varieties it is 40-50 cm, for medium ones - 30 cm, undersized are planted at a distance of 20 cm, and dwarfs - 15 cm from each a friend.

Plant care

In the phase of four to five leaves, the central and, if available, fast-growing lateral shoots must be pinned to ensure the awakening of the lateral buds and the best branching of the bush, and, consequently, a greater number of buds.

Seedlings need to be tempered - carried out into the open air, gradually accustomed to direct sunlight.

After planting plants should be watered regularly.  Care for the grown lion's pharynx is simple - it is necessary to loosen the soil and remove weeds in time. It is better to cut off the flowering inflorescences, since the started seeds will inhibit the formation of new buds and the flowering will be reduced by half. To stimulate flowering, the antirrinum is fed with a complex fertilizer with a high content of potassium and phosphorus twice a season.

Diseases and pests

Snapdragon prefers loose, well-drained soil. If improperly planted in heavy, airtight soil with stagnant water or too thick, it can be affected by fungal diseases - fusarium, blackleg, rust, false and true powdery mildew. All affected bushes must be removed and burned, the plants should be cut and processed with fungicides. In order to prevent the planting rules should be followed.

If the leaves of anti-rinum have a variegation unusual for the variety - this is a mosaic viral disease. All affected plants must be destroyed, the disease is not treatable.

Of the pests most often, the snapdragon is damaged by stem shovels, the caterpillars of which gnaw through the passages inside the stem.

Stalk scoop

For the purposes of prophylaxis, it is necessary to remove the weeds in a bed in time, low-cut wilted plants and twice with a break of 7-10 days to treat with insecticidal preparations.

Video

For more details on growing snapdragon see video

Conclusion

As can be seen from the above, the cultivation of snapdragon is not such an impossible task.   With quality care, the plant for a long time will delight you with bright fragrant flowers. In addition, when properly seated, the snapdragon is practically not susceptible to disease.

The plant snapdragon is popularly called "dog." This flower is seen by everyone. It is found on the dacha plots and urban flower beds. Snapdragon is not in vain so popular. In addition to the fact that it is a beautiful flower, it is also not whimsical in its care. It happens in many different colors: white, purple, yellow, red, there are even two-colored and three-colored. It blooms from mid-June to the first frost.

Antirrinum is well suited for the design of rabatki and flower beds.

Antirrinum is a perennial plant. It begins to bloom and give seeds in the first year of planting, so it is usually grown as an annual. Today, breeders have brought hundreds of varieties of snapdragons:

  • Tall
  • Average
  • Undersized
  • Dwarf.
  • Ampel.

Snapdragons will decorate any terrace, balcony, flower bed also used as a curb plant. Ampelnye form diluted in hanging pots.

For self-cultivation of snapdragon you need:

  1. antirrhinum seeds;
  2. container for planting (container, cups, wooden boxes, etc.);
  3. cover, glass or film;
  4. substrate;
  5. spray gun.

The seeds of the lion's throat sown in early March. The plant does not like peat soil. Mix one to one ground from the compost pile with river sand - this is the best substrate for germinating seeds.

For sowing, you can use plastic containers or cups. Fill the container with soil and moisten generously. The seeds of this plant are very small when sown, they are not visible. To fix this, put some snow on top of the substrate or mix the seeds with sand, then the sowing process will become easier.

How to care for seedlings of Lion's Pharynx

After sowing the seeds, you need to sprinkle them again with a thin layer of substrate and moisten with a spray. Next, cover with a lid or film. Every day, let the crops breathe and water as the soil dries. The air temperature in the room is not less than 23-24 degrees. If everything is done correctly, the seeds will germinate in 14-16 days.

As soon as you see the first shoots, transfer the container to a bright, but non-solar place. When the sprouts begin to germinate massively, remove the film or cover.

How to care for seedlings Antirrynuma

At first, seedlings grow slowly during this period. It is very important to properly moisten the substrate. Watering is better in the morning and not plentiful. If the moisture is in excess, it will lead to the "black leg". Patients should be removed immediately, and the place where they grew to sprinkle with crushed coal.

How to dive seedlings

After the seedlings of the second pair of these leaves appear, they begin to dive. You can dive the plant in a large container, so that the seedlings feel free or in separate cups.

  You can dive a few shoots in one cup. Seedlings put in a bright place. Three days after the dive, train the seedlings to the temperature and conditions that await them after transplanting to open ground. To grow a beautiful strong bush, the central shoot of the seedling needs to be pinched. It happens that the side shoots are actively in growth, they also need to pinch.

Plant the snapdragon in open ground

Planted in open ground grown seedlings need in late May. Plot choose windless and slightly dark. Plant the flower in a richly moistened soil. When the plant is rooted, it quickly grows and turns into a beautiful flowering shrub.

White Antirrinum looks just great

Open ground antirrinum

The lion's mouth also sow in the open ground. They begin to bloom a little later in late July, early August.

... and on this photo is red and white Antirrinum

Flower sow in several rows. Make a small indentation and fill in the seeds. It is necessary to pour more seed into the open ground, excess seedlings can be weeded. Sow "dogs" in early May. To prevent the seeds from freezing, they are covered with last year’s leaves or with some covering material.

Very nice and not usually looks Antirrinum with a green tint

How to care

For a flower to grow beautiful, strong and healthy, you need it:

  • Water it.
  • Feed up.
  • Remove weeds.
  • Loosen the soil.

Snapdragon is not a demanding flower. It grows well in the shade and in the sun. Water only in drought. This should be done in the morning. After watering, in the evening, loosen the ground and remove the weeds. Tall varieties tie to support. In order for the snapdragon to delight you with flowers for a long time, do not let it tie the seeds. Faded flowers should be removed immediately so that the plant does not waste strength. In order for new shoots to appear, trim the top of the plant.

Top dressing

After transplanting into the ground, the flower is fed. Make it nitrophoska and organic. Next time the plant is fed when the buds appear. Use:

  1. urea solution - 1 tbsp. l .;
  2. potassium sulfate - 1 tbsp;
  3. superphosphate - 1 tbsp.
  4. water - 10 l.

Ingredients mix and mix thoroughly.

Diseases of snapdragon

Red spots may appear on the leaves of antirrhinum. In this case, treat the plant with "Zircon" (five drops of the drug per liter of water). Also treated for prevention (two drops of the drug per liter of water). The snapdragon sometimes affects gray root rot and septoria. Remove diseased plants, and the place where they grew, impregnate a fungicide (antifungal drug). If we remove infected flowers in time and observe the correct moisture regime, then nothing is terrible for the snapdragon.

How to collect seeds

Seeds of anti-rinum are harvested when they are not fully ripe. The best seeds are at the bottom of the flower, so cut and discard the top. Put the paper bag on the rest of the peduncle and tie it under the seed boxes and cut it off. Suspend the bag in a dry place and wait for the seeds to ripen. Store the seeds of snapdragon at a temperature of +4 degrees. It is important that moisture does not get into the seed bag.

Antirrinum after flowering

If you grow a snapdragon as a perennial plant, cut it as short as possible and cover with dry leaves or sawdust. If as one-year-old, shave the withered flowers in a timely manner so as not to form seed boxes. After the flower has completely bloomed, cut it, and dig the area where it grew. The remains of the plant must be burned to destroy the pests that could live there.

As you see, growing snapdragons from seeds is simple, the main thing is to approach the process with pleasure. Flowers feel when they are loved. They will thank you for the care of their colorful bloom throughout the summer and autumn.

Snapdragon  - This is a very popular plant, beloved by many growers. Long flowering and bright color of flowers provide him with a place of honor on the beds and balconies.

Growing snapdragons from seeds is not at all difficult - can handle even a novice.

Great antirrinum

Antirrinumotherwise   Antirrinumor   Snapdragon  - This is a perennial plant belonging to the family nornichnikovyh. It comes from the warm Mediterranean countries, where about 50 of its species grow. In culture, the antirrinum has been known for at least 500 years.

Through the efforts of breeders more than 800 varieties  snapdragon, which are grown in gardens around the world. This flower became so popular due to its endurance and abundant colorful flowering from June to the first frost.

Interestingly, all varieties of a plant originate from only one species - a large antirrinum or Antirrhinum majus.

Palette fragrant flowers  snapdragon is so diverse that among its varieties can be found shades from white to purple and from light yellow to orange. Spica-shaped inflorescences of antirrinum are monophonic, two-color and even three-color.


Snapdragon blooms  and gives seeds in the first year after planting, so it is most often grown as an annual. However, the flower has a well-developed root system, forms a powerful shrub, and is fully capable of withstanding a warm winter and blooming again next year.

Antirrinal actively used  in garden design. They look bright and festive in a flowerbed, being planted by a separate group or in the company of other flowers.

Popular also  and amillian forms of snapdragon, which are grown in hanging baskets, decorating balconies, terraces and galleries.

Admire the beauty of antirrhinum or snapdragon on the video below:

Seed selection

When selecting seeds, it should be borne in mind that anti-rinums are divided into three groups: undersized  - from 15 to 25 cm tall, medium  - from 40 to 60 cm, high- 80 to 90 cm. Low-growing varieties begin to bloom in early July, and higher ones - at the end.

Seeds antirrinuma  You can prepare yourself or buy in flower centers that offer a large selection of varieties with the most diverse colors and shapes of flowers.

Wherein it is important to choose  seeds released by time-tested manufacturers. A great role is played by the freshness of seeds - the date of their collection should not be very long.

The most common variety, easily grown from seed, is a hybrid. antirrinum terry twinnie.

Sowing seeds

Living in a warm climate flower growers prefer  sow antirrinum directly into the ground. Shoots appear after 2.5 or 3 weeks and normally tolerate a slight cooling at night.

In a place where spring very slowly comes into its own, it is recommended to apply  seedling method of cultivation, which does not carry any difficulties and is available even to a beginner in floriculture.

Seedlings are grown  using the following procedure, performed in early March:

  1. For easier distribution of seeds need to mix  with coarse sand.
  2. Required prepare bowlswhose diameter is not less than 10 cm, having made drainage holes in the bottom.
  3. At the bottom we pour  a small layer of expanded clay or crushed foam.
  4. Further falling asleep in bowls  coarse sand, and on top of it - compost earth mixed with sand.
  5. Necessary as it should compact soil, level it, sprinkle lightly with water from a spray bottle and distribute seeds on it.
  6. Sprinkle seeds  with the same mixture of earth and sand, sprinkle with a fine spray.
  7. Then need  Cover the bowls with glass or place them in transparent bags.
  8. Very important  Every day, air plates and remove accumulated condensate.
  9. Moisturize the earth  from the sprayer should be regularly, but in moderation, making sure that the soil was always moist.
  10. While maintaining the temperature about 23 - 25 ° Cseedlings can be expected in a couple of weeks.
  11. After the first shoots, the plates are placed in a bright, but not very sunny place, but after 3 or 4 days  the glass is removed for good.

Watch a video class on growing antirrinum or snapdragon seeds:

Seedling care

At first, seedlings will grow slowly enough. For their proper development it is very important to follow all the rules of care.:

  1. Optimal moisturizing  - recipe for success. Seedlings need to be watered in the morning, making sure that the earth is wet, but not wet. If you allow the emergence of "swamp", mold will develop. On the other hand, drought is also not permissible.
  2. If some seedling got sick with “black leg”, it is necessary to remove it with tweezers, and place the place where it grew, sprinkle with coal powder or previously calcined, but already cooled river sand.
  3. When plants got  Not only with cotyledons, but also with two true leaves, you can dive them into a box or other suitable container, placing them quite loosely. It is permissible to seat the seedlings in pots, one at a time or into larger containers of three.
  4. Grown up seedlings should settle in a bright place without direct rays of the sun. To temper them, open the window for a while, protecting the plants from drafts.
  5. After the appearance of 4 or 5 leaves, the central shoot is pinned, which provokes best tillering. In the case of very active growth of lateral shoots, they also need to pinch.

Already in late May or early June young “cubs”  may move to open ground or balcony boxes equipped with holes in the bottom and drainage.

it the plant is not afraid  last night temperature drops and is able to feel great in a sunny area, and in a light shade. It is much more important to provide seedlings with good soil drainage and protection from wind gusts.

Soil snapdragon prefers  nutritious, but fairly light. The best option - a mixture of their equal parts of compost, sand and peat. Ideally, the pH should be in the range from 6 to 8. The soil should be well moistened.

When landing a snapdragon important to rememberthat tall varieties require a distance of 40 or even 50 cm from each other, medium growth - about 30 cm, and undersized and dwarf - 20 and 15 cm, respectively.

After rooting  the snapdragon starts up in very rapid growth, actively growing and blooming. If the climate allows, the antirrinum winters successfully and the next year it blooms even more magnificently.

Features care lion pharynx

Being a very unpretentious flower, snapdragon needs  only in standard plant care procedures.

Proper watering, loosening the soil, feeding and removing weeds - here is the key to successful flowering of antirrinum. In addition, tall forms of plants require tying to the support.

Watering and feeding

Water the plants in the garden only necessary  in dry time. It is best to do this in the morning, and in the evening or the next day it is advisable to weed out and loosen the soil. The snapdragon growing on the balcony should be watered moderately.

Immediately after rooting antirrinum in the ground it is desirable to feed  its organic or complex mineral fertilizer.

The following feeding is made when forming buds. In this case, you should use a solution consisting of a tablespoon of potassium sulfate, urea and superphosphate in 10 liters of water.

Bloom

Faded buds should be deletedso that the antirrinum does not spend its strength on them.

For longer flowering, it is advisable not to let the lion cubs set seeds and remove flower arrows after the last flower wilts.

If you cut the arrow under the bottommost flower, the plant will let new flower stalks.

In the case when the antirrinum is grown as a perennial, the plants should be cut without waiting for the first frost, leaving "hemp" from 5 to 8 cm  long to rise above the ground.

In the case of one-year cultivation, you should trim the faded flower stalks as low as possible. so that the seeds are not ripe  and not sown in the ground. After that, it would not hurt to dig up the area and burn the dried-on remains of flowers to destroy the insects living on them.

Breeding

The seeds of the lion's throat ripen for 40 days  after the start of flowering. The ripened seed box acquires a brown color. Unlike most garden flowers, snapdragons need to collect seeds before they are fully ripe.

It is necessary to collect the seeds when the fruits have already ripened in the lower part of the peduncles. Top with green fruit cut off and thrown away, and the bottom is placed in a paper bag, which is tied with a thread just below the fruit.

Peduncle need to flip  and hang in a warm and dry room where the seeds ripen and pour out into the package. Next, the package is stored in a dry cardboard box at a temperature of from 3 to 5 ° C. Seed germination persists for several years.

Diseases and pests

Antirrinum is affected by many:

  • rust;
  • blackleg;
  • root rot;
  • septoriosis;
  • gray rot

In case of infection  diseased specimens are removed and burned, and the place where they grew is treated with a fungicide.

Harm antirrinum can:

  • butterflies that lay eggs;
  • fly larvae;
  • caterpillars.

Proper care, removal of infected plants, sufficient space between flowers, moderate watering at the root, and not on the leaves - that’s best pest and disease prevention  snapdragon.

As you can see, to grow magnificent thickets of snapdragon on the balcony or in the garden is not at all difficult. It takes only a little effort and from time to time to pay attention to the plant - and magical beauty of flowers  will delight you for a long time.

Almost everyone knows about the lion's throat. Such a plant is able to revive any garden, summer cottage, to decorate a flower bed. Snapdragon brings brightness and originality to the overall composition. Culture is very common. Since the content is unpretentious, it is often chosen for decorating the area. What is a snapdragon: growing seedlings from seeds and features of care - this article will tell.

Snapdragon or antirrinum is a plant that reaches a height of 15 centimeters to a meter. Grow it as an annual or perennial. The shoots are straight and branched. They form pyramidal or cone-shaped dense bushes that look very elegant. Painted stems in a green tone. Sometimes there is a purple patina.

The shape of the leaf plate is lanceolate, oval. Foliage is more like an original background for beautiful buds than an ornament. Inflorescences fascinate with their attractiveness even experienced gardeners. The flowers are very similar in shape to the face of a lion: two-lipped, less often terry. They thickly cover the shrub. If you press them from the side, the bud opens like a lion's mouth. This is especially noticeable in large species. But dwarf snapdragon looks less impressive, but also very attractive. During flowering culture looks festive, luxuriant and elegant.

What kinds of snapdragon exist?

The genus antirrinum has over 100 different species. However, in ornamental horticulture, only some varieties became widespread. All varieties of snapdragon are combined to grow in several groups.  Below are varieties of snapdragon.

Tall snapdragon

It is a snapdragon high annual herb that reaches a height of 65-110 centimeters. Bush loosely branchy, dense and looks quite compact. Inflorescences are dense, large, spectacular. This is the best variety for cutting.

This category is represented by such varieties: Rocket Lemon, Rocket Orchid, Tip Tor, Rocket Golden, Rocket Bronze. Also popular with gardeners enjoys the snapdragon Madame butterfly: growing from seeds of which is characterized by simplicity. The culture looks original, covered with elegant multi-colored buds. For durability, the Alaska variety is highly valued. Bush looks dull and branches weakly. However, during flowering, it is covered with luxurious, radiant-white buds with a diameter of up to 25 centimeters.

Choosing a snapdragon tall: growing out of seeds must pass according to all the rules and recommendations, and only then the gardener will be able to get a spectacular flowering culture.

Middle-aged snapdragon

Includes floriferous, compact species. The height of the culture varies from 20 to 60 centimeters. The branch is stronger than in tall species. However, their inflorescences are somewhat smaller. The best representatives are the Black Prince, Wild Rose, Golden Monarch.

Middle-aged snapdragon

Short snapdragon

Characterized by a snapdragon undersized height of about 30-40 centimeters. Shrub consists of a large number of shoots. They look semicircular and razlohe. The inflorescences of these varieties are loose and small. The flowering is early or medium. The most famous Crimson Velvet, Crown and Schneeflocke.

Snapdragon undersized

Dwarf snapdragon

Their height does not exceed 20 centimeters. The plant is strongly branched, covered with short, small flowers. Most often from this group choose such varieties as the Hobbit and Floral. Many also buy the snapdragon Tom Tamb: growing from seeds of which does not present any particular difficulties. The grade is allocated with thin escapes, short and bright inflorescences, large leaves. The bud is painted in a rich lemon tone, there is a dark spot on the lip. Tom Tamb looks very original.

How to grow a plant on the site?

Such a culture propagates in vegetative and generative ways.

Seeds collected from the flower retain the ability to germinate for several years. Residents of regions with a warm climate, who choose the lion's mouth ampelnoe: growing from seed will be the best option. This method is simple execution, effortless.

Sowing seeds for seedlings

The question of when to sow the snapdragon, worries almost all novice florist. Most suited the first days of March. Although much depends on the climatic features of the region.

The algorithm is as follows:

  1. Take a container with a diameter of about 10 centimeters. Make holes in it for drainage.
  2. To pour sand krupnofraktsionny.
  3. The next layer is to lay out a mixture of compost earth and sand.
  4. All condense and align.
  5. Lightly moisten with water.
  6. Mix the seeds with sand and distribute them on the ground.
  7. Top with a thin layer of substrate.
  8. Drizzle moderately.
  9. Cover the container with glass.

Care for seedlings culture

Choosing the flower snapdragon cultivation of seeds should be carried out correctly: it is important to create optimal conditions for this culture and to take good care of it. Every day, the substrate should be moistened with a fine atomizer, remove condensate from the glass. The optimum temperature is 23 degrees. With this content, after a couple of weeks sprouts will appear. From this point on, the container is transferred to a bright place where there is no exposure to the direct rays of the sun. When all the seeds sprout, the protective glass can be removed.

Usually seedlings grow slowly, during this period the main task is to moisten the soil in such a way that there is enough moisture.  It is impossible to flood culture. As they grow, they pick up, planting sprouts in different pots. Already at the end of May, the grown and grown seedlings are transferred to the open area.

Transplanting plants in the garden

Planting is performed as follows:

  • Low-growing varieties are planted at a distance of 20 centimeters from each other.
  • Sredneroslye - with an interval of 30 centimeters.
  • High have 40 centimeters from each other.
  • Between the dwarf species leave 15 centimeters.

As soon as the bush takes root, it will begin to actively grow and develop, quickly turning into a luxurious blooming culture.

Which grade to choose?

The market offers a wide range of snapdragons. And it is sometimes difficult for newcomers to make a choice. To purchase a suitable variety, you should understand what types of plants exist. Also pay attention to the most popular options.

Among gardeners in demand such varieties:


The snapdragon (the Latin name Antirrhinum) is a handsome year-old who Russians call doggies, Ukrainians call their mouths, the British bite the dragon, and the French call wolf's mouth. All these names indicate the external similarity of flowers of a plant with an open mouth of animals. The article will discuss how to plant an anti-rinum and how to care for it in the open, that is, in a flower bed, ground. Colorful photos of these interesting colors and information about when to plant a plant will complete the picture.

Description, varieties and varieties

This plant, covered with myths and legends, has existed in culture for about 500 years. Thanks to the breeders who began work on a large antirrium in the 19th century, now there are about 1,000 flower varieties.

You can describe the plant as follows:

  1. Herbaceous culture (shrub) with vertical stems from 15 cm to 1 m tall.
  2. The leaves are oblong-oval. Bottom they are located opposite to each other, and in the upper part of the plant - alternately.
  3. Different varieties of green leaf color may be slightly different. The presence of red streaks is often noted.
  4. Flowers of irregular shape, double-lipped, simple and terry. Endowed with subtle, pleasant aroma. The coloring can be both monophonic and two- and three-color. All qualities depend on the variety.
  5. The fruit of the plant is a two-capsule box, in which from 5000 to 8000 thousand small seeds can ripen.
  6. The first snapdragon buds open in June. Flowering stops late autumn.

Snapdragon flower

There are several classifications of anti-rium. The most convenient of them - on plant height.

  • Gigantic - the length of the stem is 90-130 cm. For example, the grade Arthur is 90 cm high with cherry flowers. Popular and hybrids XL pink and red flowers.
  • High - 90 cm. A series of Rocket varieties with white and yellow elegant flowers and Madame Butterfly with terry flowers of various colors, used for cutting.
  • Average height - 40-60 cm. They are distinguished from other varieties by strong branching. Wildrose - pure pink flowers, Defiance - red-orange with a lilac shade, Ruby - hot pink.
  • Low varieties - 25-40 cm. Ampellian hybrid Lampion, Ruby star variety with the colors of the corresponding color, Tip-top - color in pastel colors.
  • Dwarfs - height 15-20 cm. Top-Tumb - a bush in the form of a sphere with bright yellow flowers, Floral - a group of hybrids with 13 variants of coloring.

The difference in height and wide range of colors of plants makes it easy to arrange a flowerbed or container.

Growing snapdragon

Before purchasing seeds, you need to decide on the variety. For example, tall plants are suitable for growing outside, and dwarf and ampelous varieties are ideal for balcony boxes.

Seeds can be harvested on their own, but it should be borne in mind that hybrids do not retain parental qualities. Begin collecting at the time when the boxes fully mature in the lower part of the inflorescence. The immature top of the green is removed. A simple paper bag is put on the remains of the floral arrow, the plant is suspended in a dry place and they are waiting for the seeds to start pouring from the opened boxes.

Snapdragon can be grown on the balcony

Grow this popular flower in two ways:

  • sowing in the ground;
  • through seedlings.

The first option is simpler, but with it it is much more difficult to plan a flower bed. Everything here is completely dependent on weather conditions. In the case of prolonged cold, some of the seeds may simply not germinate.

Council If there is no possibility to grow seedlings, then it is better to cover the flower bed with the sowing of the snapdragon with agrospan or polyethylene.

Seeds for seedlings are sown as follows:

  1. A low capacity, such as a crate, is filled with fertile soil. For the lion's throat suitable garden soil, sand and humus in the ratio of 2: 1: 1.
  2. Small brown seeds spread evenly over the soil surface. Using a sieve, cover them with a thin layer of soil.
  3. Crops moistened (better from a spray).
  4. The top of the container is tightened with a film or covered with glass.
  5. The box is arranged in a warm place.

Caring for seedlings of snapdragon will not cause difficulties

The shelter is immediately removed as soon as shoots appear and expose small plants to a well-lit place. In separate containers, the snapdragon is seated in about a month. The signal to the pick is the formation of two leaves. After the development of 4-5 leaves, the top of the plant should be pinched. This will increase tillering.

How to plant seedlings on a flower bed and care for the plant in the future

Shortly before planting, the plants are hardened, daily exposing the pots of seedlings to fresh air.
  The flowerbed, where you plan to plant a snapdragon, should be placed in the sun, without shading. There are no special requirements for the soil, but preferably loam with a neutral reaction.

Attention! To plant seedlings on the flower bed is possible only with the onset of sustainable heat. Even small frosts can destroy the plant.

When planting different varieties should adhere to the following intervals:

  • for tall varieties - up to half a meter from each other;
  • 30 cm will be average enough;
  • low varieties better planted after 20 cm;
  • dwarfs require an interval of 15 cm.

Directly planting snapdragon occurs the same way as most flower crops. After rooting, the seedlings grow very actively and turn into a beautiful bush.

To create a beautiful composition on a bed, choose plants of different heights.

Flower care consists of traditional garden work:

  • glaze;
  • loosening the soil around the plants;
  • weeding as needed;
  • dressings.

It is necessary to water a plant only during the arid and hot periods of summer. The rest of the time it is enough natural precipitation. The next day after watering you need to loosen the ground under the plants (this will contribute to better aeration of the roots) and remove the weeds that have appeared.

From the dressings, immediately after planting, nitrophoska is suitable, and during budding a good solution would be an aqueous solution of urea, superphosphate and potassium sulfate (1 tbsp each for 10 liters of water).

Council In order for the plant to bloom for a long time, faded flower stalks should be regularly removed.