Antirrhinum Frosted Sunset is one tough little plant! I have a couple of them planted under a large pine tree. They are constantly water stressed in full sun, yet they have bloomed for months. When first planted, mine needed staking, but they eventually developed sturdy stems. I gave a few plants to my neighbor. Little kids play in the yard constantly, so those poor plants have been pulled up, stepped on, and had stems broken off, but they keep blooming and growing despite spotty watering and little fertilizer.

My plants are shorter than 12", but they spread to make nice bushy plants. The leaves were much more variegated in the spring. Now only a couple of leaves have faint stripes of white. They set lots of seed pods, so in mild climates they could conceivably self sow. I started my seed indoors in January from an unopened seed packet bought in 2008.

I had no problems with any insect pests or diseases. If you need a short, front of the border snapdragon I would definitely recommend this variety!

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