snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
RHS Plants for Pollinators
USDA zones7 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size1 to 3 feet tall6 to 12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White, yellow, pink, red, orange, peach, purple plus bicolor
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) is an annual for borders, containers, and cut flower gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. Cool weather suits it, and it can take a light frost. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. Deer tend to pass it by. The fragrant flowers come in many colors and draw bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
Pairs well with Zinnia, Lanceleaf coreopsis, and Magnus coneflower.
Native range
Southwestern Europe.