Snapdragon
Flower · cool season
When to plant
- Start seeds indoors about 8 weeks before planting out.
- Plant outdoors about 2 weeks before your average last spring frost.
- Ready to harvest about 80 days after planting out.
Pinch young plants for more stems. Handles light frost.
Frost dates depend on where you live. Enter your ZIP code to get exact dates.
Dates by zone: 3a 3b 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b 10a 10b
Growing basics
Not edible.
- Sun
- Part sun (4–6 hours)
- Spacing
- 9–12 in
- Soil temperature
- At least 45°F
- Time to harvest
- About 80 days
- Containers
- At least 1 gallons
- Plant family
- Other
- Seeds keep
- About 3 years
Pests and problems
Grow it well
Tips
- Snip off faded flowers. Zinnias, cosmos, marigolds, and other annual flowers keep blooming longer if you cut off the old flowers before they set seed.
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