Annuals, Perennials > Antirrhinum > Antirrhinum majus > Antirrhinum majus
Antirrhinum majus
Snapdragon
Origin: Native to the Mediterranean region.
| Family |
| Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus |
| Antirrhinum |
| Species |
| majus |
| Category |
| Annuals, Perennials |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7 - 10 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 6b - Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H2 - H6 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -18 - 4 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 0 - 40 |
| Height |
| 30 - 90 cm |
| Spread |
| 15 - 30 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Pests |
| Mold, fungal leaf spots, downy mildew, wilt, rust, root rots and aphids. |
| Leaf Description |
| Leaves come in a spiral formation, longer than they are wide, measuring at 1-7 cm long and 2-2.5 cm broad. |
| Flower Description |
| Flowers grow on a tall spike and are 3.5-4.5 cm long, two 'lips' closing the corolla tube. The wild plants have pink through purple flowers, and often with yellow lips. |
| Fruit Description |
| The fruit is an ovoid capsule with a 10-14 mm diameter. Inside it contains numerous small seeds. |
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