Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
Plant Height: | 12-36 inches |
Plant Spread: | 6-12 inches |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Orange Pink Purple Red White Yellow Bi-Color |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" 2"-3" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
Uses: | Cut Flower Suitable as Annual |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Self fertile Stratify seeds: Chilling seeds for 48 hours before sowing improves germination Days to germinate: 10-14 days Depth to plant seed: surface sow Start indoors Can handle transplanting |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
Pollinators: | Self Bees |
Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
lovesblooms | On January 15, 2017 | Seeds sown w/s |
lovesblooms | On March 14, 2016 | Seeds germinated |
lovesblooms | On March 5, 2016 | Seeds sown yellow, indoors |
WebTucker | On June 17, 2022 | Miscellaneous Event Collected seeds |
WebTucker | On October 14, 2021 | Bloomed |
ShawnSteve | On March 9, 2022 | Miscellaneous Event Added under "generic" listing, under A. majus (Snapdragon). As there isn't a listing for cultivar 'Tall Deluxe Mixed Colors',) nor any individual colors either. |