Snapdragon ampelous lampion cultivation. Snapdragon or antirrinum growing from seeds, planting and care photos and videos. Pygmy snapdragon

Snapdragon blooms from mid-June to autumn. Forms bright color spots in flower beds. When choosing varieties, it is important to take into account such important factors as the color of the flowers, the height and degree of branching of plants.

Various forms of antirrinum are used for planting in prefabricated flower beds and on ridges, for group and mass plantings, mixborders, for decorating the edges of shrubs.

Low-growing forms are suitable for landscaping balconies, terraces, for growing in containers and vases. Low and dwarf species are also used as a curb plant, as well as for planting in groups against the background of a lawn or in the foreground of flower beds.

Plants such as kosmeya or sage are suitable companions to snapdragons.

Snapdragon can be used for forcing during the winter.

Tall varieties are used for cutting. Cut flowers stand in water for up to two weeks, and all the buds bloom. Plants with buds are taken for cutting, when only the first two lower flowers have opened in the inflorescences.

The best plants can be transplanted into pots in the fall. If you place them on a light window sill, they retain their decorative effect for a very long time.

Application in traditional medicine

Snapdragon has long been used in traditional medicine.

In the East, its broth was used as an antidote for all types of poisoning with poisons. The same broth was mixed with lily oil and smeared with it on the face, "to be pleasant to everyone."

And in Germany, antirrinum was a reliable and proven remedy against witchcraft: bags with it were worn around the neck like amulets.

Infusions and decoctions of snapdragon are used in folk medicine for gastrointestinal diseases, liver and biliary tract diseases, and jaundice. Snapdragon decoction is used as a diuretic for urinary incontinence.

Snapdragon is also used for lotions and instillation for eye inflammation and conjunctivitis. Snapdragon helps with angina and inflammation of the prostate gland.

Snapdragon - poisonous plant, therefore, its application inside requires caution and accurate dosage.

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Snapdragon isn't sophisticated or sophisticated garden plant, other epithets are suitable for its description - bright, joyful, striking with splendor and variety of colors. On a flower bed, a summer flower claims to be the main role; more modest neighbors are suitable for him as partners, setting off his catchy beauty.

Due to the fact that the plant has been in cultivation for a very long time, is grown everywhere and is able to reproduce by self-sowing, many classify "dogs" as too simple village flowers, without even knowing how far they have stepped modern selection... Considering new varieties and hybrids of snapdragon, you never get tired of being amazed at the bizarre inflorescences, amazing shades and a special life-affirming principle that this flower possesses.

Nature generously splashed colors on this flower bed

Anachronism or Floral Classics?

Antirrinum is a plant of southern blood, most of its species (about 50 in total) grow in Asia, Southern Europe, America. According to botanical characterization it is a herbaceous perennial of the plantain family, some varieties become lignified over time and form a semi-shrub.

Despite the diversity, only one species took root in culture and provided genetic material for breeding - A. large. Due to its ability to produce full-fledged seeds in the very first year, we grow snapdragons as an annual, although it can be bred as a biennial or perennial.

During the growing season, it forms a pyramidal bush, consisting of straight, branched stems. The height depends on the variety and varies in the range of 15–100 cm. The leaves are dark green, in young shoots they are round, in adult form they are elongated-oval.

The main distinguishing feature of snapdragon flowers is a bizarre two-lipped form, which, in addition to antirrinum, can be observed in the lamb, oregano, salvia, orchid. Corollas, similar to the open mouth of an animal, are collected in lush brushes. One plant, in addition to the main peduncle, expels several lateral ones, up to the fourth order. Flowers in a cluster bloom gradually, upward, from opening to pollination each of them takes 10-12 days. These features provide snapdragon bushes with a continuous flowering period from early summer to frost.

The color of all colors of the rainbow, bright, variegated in many varieties repels connoisseurs of noble shades - rich, deep, one tone. They consider the flower to be somewhat outdated, although this is debatable. In correctly arranged flower arrangements, the plant looks quite organic, acting as a key accent.

It is interesting! A tubular flower, framed by lips, is not easy to pollinate - a difficult task only bumblebees can do. It is pollination that serves as a signal for the withering of the corolla and the ripening of seeds - that is why antirrinum blooms for so long.

Types and varieties of antirrinum

Snapdragon has hundreds of varieties of domestic and foreign selection. The classification is carried out according to the height of the bush and the ripening time.

Tall

The group includes varieties traditionally cultivated for cutting. The main peduncle starts from 65-70 cm, some gardeners separately distinguish gigantic antirrinums (90-100 cm). Distinctive feature - a powerful central shoot and several lateral ones, much smaller in size. Clusters are large, multi-flowered, varieties are medium and late, blooming from the second half of June. The following tall hybrids are popular with gardeners.

• The snapdragon of the Madame Butterfly series is a giant with lush terry inflorescences that resemble an azalea. The height of a compact bush is up to 75 cm, the shade range is from pure white to maroon. It is usually sold in a mixture of colors.
• Another popular series is the American Rocket F1 hybrids. They develop bushes up to a meter high. Inflorescences are multi-flowered, the color of traditional red, purple, pink shades and unusual - greenish-yellow, golden-orange, lavender.

Terry inflorescences Madame Butterfly

Semi-high

This is a group of versatile large-flowered antirrinums. Compact pyramidal bushes 40-60 cm high are suitable for cutting and creating flower arrangements.

• The legendary Dutch Liberty Classic series. Among the attractive characteristics are excellent shoot habit, uniformity of flowering, rich color.
• The intermediate group La Bella is popular with gardeners. Strong plants with excellent lateral branching form a large number of double flowers - white, yellow, purple, red-white.
• The Black Prince variety is distinguished by its restrained and noble beauty. Against the background of dark green foliage, velvety burgundy inflorescences spike. Thanks to their deep rich color, they look perfect as the centerpiece of a flower bed.

Bronze shades of the Liberty Classic series

In the photo, the variety Black Prince

Undersized and ampelous

A feature of low-growing varieties (25–40 cm) is the formation of a branched hemispherical bush without a pronounced central shoot. The inflorescences, although smaller in size than those of the cut groups, benefit from the quantity.

• Antirrinum Bronze dragon got its name because of the color of the foliage - dark green with a bronze tint. The bushes are small - up to 20-25 cm, all summer covered with purple-white bunches of flowers.
• As a container crop, gardeners like to plant a late variety Crimson Velvet with medium-sized dark red inflorescences.
• An unusual variety of snapdragons is the ampelous variety Lampion, which forms drooping shoots up to a meter long.

In the foreground is the ampelous form of antirrinum.

Dwarf

The group of dwarf varieties of snapdragons is represented by highly branching bushes up to 20 cm high with small double flowers. Examples of series and hybrids.

• The Bels series of Dutch growers are robust plants with good basal branching and 8 shades including a mix. Flower shape - open, used for growing in a pot culture.
• The early Montego group is also suitable for container planting, flowers planted along the edge of the flower garden form an elegant border. The colors are clean, rich, there are two-tone varieties - yellow-orange, burgundy-white.
• Dwarf hybrids Twinny F1, Happy F1, Floral are in demand.

Bright colors of hybrids of the Happy F1 group

The many-sided antirrinum in garden design

Snapdragon is such a vibrant culture that amateur gardeners often have the question of what colors to combine it with so that the flowerbed does not look flashy. It all depends on personal preference and the style in which the garden is decorated.

• Color mixtures are suitable for mixborders, flower beds in a natural (rustic) style. They can be combined with both bright (zinnia, dahlias) and more modest plants (kosmeya, lobularia).
• For compositions in restrained colors, it is better to use a monochromatic antirrinum with a rich burgundy, white, lavender color.
• Group plantings and tapeworms will perfectly bloom the greenery of the lawn, a section of the garden with conifers or decorative deciduous perennials.
• Planting dwarf and ampelous forms of snapdragons in closed ground (containers, pots) will become a real decoration of the yard, balcony, gazebo.

The natural environment for the snapdragon is an elegant flower bed, where it dominates

Features of growing at home

Snapdragon belongs to small-seeded crops, the main difficulty in growing it is timely planting and proper care for sprouts on initial stage vegetation. Having strengthened, the plants have enviable vitality and vigor of growth, so caring for them does not present any particular problems.

Location, soil

When choosing a place for a snapdragon in the garden, give preference sunny places, it is desirable to protect the planting of tall varieties from gusts of wind and drafts. The shadow has a depressing effect on culture. The bush, of course, will not die, but it will bloom less, less often and will not fully reveal its potential.

The same can be said for soil. Snapdragon loves loose, nutritious, drained soil, so if you fertilize it with humus when planting, fluff it with peat and loosen it regularly when leaving, the grateful plant will respond a hundredfold.

The annuals are propagated by seeds, although some amateurs breed their favorite varieties by cuttings.

Sowing seeds for seedlings

The main charm of snapdragons is early and long flowering, but this is only possible when grown through seedlings. Seeds sown directly in open ground, will begin to germinate with the onset of stable warm weather, that is, not earlier than the end of April, but will bloom in the second half of summer, respectively, the plant will not have time to realize its full potential.

The optimal sowing time is late February - early March. The soil substrate needs a light one, consisting of sod land, humus and baking powder (peat, vermiculite). Before planting, it is advisable to pickle it with a strong solution of potassium permanganate. There are several seeding options.

• Seeds, like petunia, lobelia, are sown on the soil surface, lightly sprinkled with vermiculite in half with sand, moistened with a spray bottle.
• A layer of snow is placed on top of the prepared soil mixture, and seeds are sown on it. When melting, the snow will draw small grains into the ground.
• A damp paper towel with seeds is placed on a small layer of soil. After pecking, they are sprinkled with a thin layer of soil. Pouring is done several times as the seedlings grow.

After sowing, the container is covered with glass or polyethylene, placed in a warm, bright place. The interval from sowing to germination is approximately 2 weeks. Snapdragon, when grown for seedlings, needs a pick, and this is the next stage of work.

Advice! After sowing, ventilate the container with seeds and periodically moisten the substrate, but do not allow it to block. The landing container should be opened once a day for 10-15 minutes. Keep the greenhouse for a while after emergence, until they get stronger.

Seedling picking

The seedlings of the undersized and intermediate group grown from seeds are dived once, for the tall ones twice. A pick is carried out after the appearance of 2-3 true leaves, replanting not one sprout at a time, but in small groups so that fragile seedlings support each other. Where can seedlings dive?

• In a larger container, planting at a distance of 5–6 cm, in separate plastic cups.
• In cassettes for growing, followed by transplanting into peat pots.
• Into the diaper. Put some soil on a piece of film, a seedling and roll it into a roll with an open bottom. Rolls with seedlings are exposed on a damp substrate.
• The cultivation of snapdragon in peat tablets has proven itself. In them, you can both dive seedlings, and immediately sow seeds.

After the transplanted plants start growing, they begin to be fed. For these purposes, a weak solution (1 g / l) of complex fertilizer, for example, ammophoska, nitrophoska, is suitable.

Advice! Many are interested in whether to pinch the snapdragon. Yes, for better branching, after the appearance of 5–6 pairs of leaves, the central shoot is cut over 3–4 pairs. The resulting pruning with two internodes is a wonderful stalk that is easy to root just by sticking it into the soil.

Disembarkation to a permanent place

When it comes time to plant your snapdragon outdoors, you will have strong, hardened seedlings, possibly buds.

Important! To get early abundant flowering, it is advisable to illuminate the seedlings with fluorescent lamps (up to 14-15 hours in total). Lack of light is fraught with stretching, this can be the reason why the snapdragon does not bloom profusely, but throws out only a few meager brushes.

In the European part of Russia, snapdragons are planted in open ground in late May or early June, adhering to the following planting scheme:

• high - after 40-50 cm;
• intermediate - 30 cm;
• undersized - 20 cm;
• dwarf - 10-15 cm.

Care

For snapdragons, the most common care is needed - weeding, regular loosening to enrich the roots with oxygen and retain moisture, watering. Before flowering, the annual is fed several times with complex fertilizers. Tall hybrids need to be tied to a support. To prolong flowering, it is recommended to remove faded brushes, thereby provoking the growth of new lateral peduncles.

Diseases and pests

When planting thickens, waterlogging, watering cold water Snapdragon is susceptible to fungal diseases and pest attacks. Most often, the plant is affected by the black leg (in the seedling phase) and rust. To combat infections, in addition to agrotechnical measures, it is recommended to use antifungal drugs (Fitosporin), timely remove diseased bushes. Effective method fight against aphids, ticks, thrips - spraying with insecticides.

Sowing seeds for seedlings:

The botanical name for snapdragon is Antirrinum... Who among us does not remember these beautiful flowersthat we called "dogs"? But then it was mainly yellow-orange bushes, which themselves grew in the yards, and now many varieties have been bred, including ampelous ones. At the Sibmams forum, few people grew such, but maybe we will get together and together sow a gorgeous ampelous snapdragon this year?

Where to buy ampel snapdragon seeds

Bush varieties of different heights can be bought in almost every store, but ampelous varieties, bred relatively recently, you need to work hard to find. After reading local forums, I realized that it is easier to buy them in joint purchases or at wholesalers. For gardeners, they are produced by "Biotekhnika", "Gavrish", "Prestige", "Russian Garden", "Harvest of Good Luck". There is also a professional series from Poisk - ampelous Candy Showers in five colors.

Figure: 1. The most popular is the Lampion hybrid.

Figure: 2. Lampion is also sold under the Urozhay Udachi and Russkiy Ogorod brands.

Figure: 3. "Magic" from "Biotechnics".

Figure: 4. "Amulet" from "Gavrish".

When to sow ampelous snapdragon

Producers write on packs of seeds that it is necessary to sow from mid-March to early April. The length of shoots in ampelous species of antirrinum is much shorter than that of petunias, therefore, the "skeleton" of the branches can well be increased before the moment of planting. But I believe that in Siberia, ampelous snapdragons should be sown around mid-March.

Seedling soil

If it is convenient to sow in peat tablets, then soil mixtures are more suitable for antirrinum. Despite the fact that it is undemanding to its composition, the soil should still be breathable, but not very loose, because the snapdragon seeds are small, although they are slightly larger than petunia seeds, they may well fall through a large fraction of the same vermiculite. A mixture from your own or purchased land with the addition of sand would be ideal. Store soil should be neutral or slightly alkaline. To prevent the soil from being "rotten", it is better to use less humus than usual. It will also be a prevention against the "black leg". Against this disease, you can also shed the soil a day before sowing with a weak solution of potassium permanganate.

How to sow ampelous snapdragon

It is not necessary to sow immediately in large containers, for example, this will promote stagnation of water. It is better to gradually increase the volume, starting with a 0.2 cup cut in half. We level the surface of the soil, moisten it, put one seed, destroy the shell with a toothpick, if it is in a granule, do not sprinkle it on top! Cover with foil, set in the light, germinate at room temperature.

What to do with the shoots of ampelous snapdragon

Seedlings will appear, like petunias, only after a week and a half. We do not stop lighting up, the duration of daylight hours at the end of March is still insufficient. To avoid stretching and turning the stems into "strings", it is necessary to gradually, over 5 days, lower the temperature of the content to 15-18 degrees. This is achieved by moving it closer to the window. We also do not remove the film immediately - we air it for half an hour a day, every day, adding another half hour. About a week after germination, the seedlings can be kept in Spartan conditions, without film.
Water through the pallet only after the top layer is dry. Snapdragon absolutely hates the bay.

When to dive ampel snapdragons

About a month after sowing, that is, closer to mid-April, the second pair of true leaves will grow and grow stronger. That's when we dive, or rather, carefully roll over without damage to the root, in a larger container. A glass with a diameter and height of about 7 cm will do. Do not rush with a large volume! Otherwise, a yellow bloom from watering will collect around the edges, which will have a bad effect on tender sprouts.

How to feed the seedlings of ampelous snapdragons

Two weeks after the first transshipment, we feed any complex mineral fertilizer NPK for flowers, always with trace elements. Unlike petunias, antirrinum does not need to be fertilized frequently. It will be enough to feed again after the second transshipment, also after a couple of weeks, with the same complex as the first time.

Do I need to pinch and temper the ampelous snapdragon

The ampelous snapdragon, unlike the bush, is not pinched. It can be grafted, after which lateral branches will appear from the sinuses. Root the cuttings, as usual, by dipping them, for example, in "Kornevin" and placing them in water.
Tempering by temperature and sun of seedlings, of course, is needed. But do not put it in the very sun, snapdragon does not like this. IN sunny days it is better to temper it on the north-east or north-west glazed balcony.

When and to what extent to transplant ampelous snapdragons

Branches in this species are from 20 cm to 50 cm.The longer the branches, the more voluminous the pot should be or hanging planter... For small ampels, a volume of 3 liters is suitable, and for the same "Lampion" with branches of about 50 cm, at least 5 liters are needed. It is good if the containers are the same in width, length and height, it will be better for the root system. We take them to the dacha and transplant them into large volumes in late May - early June, but in any case, after positive night temperatures have been established. Although manufacturers declare it as cold-resistant, you will not be spoiled in Siberia. We use the soil in pots as for seedlings - neutral or slightly alkaline. Before planting in permanent containers, you can dip the roots in the Energena solution (diluted according to the instructions) for better survival.

Caring for ampelous snapdragon

The snapdragon does not need a constant bright sun, it is better if it grows in partial shade. It will bloom from late June until frost. A week or two after transportation to the dacha, you need to feed him again with the NPK complex for flowers. It is necessary to repeat feeding every 2-3 weeks, this is especially important during the flowering period.
It should be watered at the root, avoiding the gulf. Antirrinum tolerates short periods of "drought" well. Do not forget to loosen. In general, the care is quite standard.
The most important thing is to regularly remove faded inflorescences. If the snapdragon has stopped blooming, you can cut off the longest branches, and then new ones will crawl out of the sinuses again.

What colors does snapdragon look like?

Ampel types of antirrinum will look good in the same pot with gypsophila.

Lush bloom everyone! I will wait in the comments for your photos of an ampelous snapdragon and stories about its cultivation!

Pictures of ampelous snapdragon from Rimm

The antirrinum plant, also known as snapdragon, is very popular in our latitudes. Its pyramidal bushes with bright flowers decorate many gardens and flower beds. But not all growers know that for such a long time breeders have bred an ampelous variety of snapdragons - the hybrids were named "Lampion" and "Candy Showers". We will talk about growing it in this article.

Trailing snapdragon - planting and care

The seeds of the ampelous variety of snapdragon have only 5-10 small seeds in a bag, therefore, taking into account natural selection, it is better to purchase several bags at once. The seeds are usually already prepared, so it is not necessary to soak them in water or antiseptic solutions. They are planted on seedlings in March, using disposable cups or peat tablets, in loose soil with a high level of fertility. The first shoots, provided that a mini-greenhouse with a temperature of about 25 ° C is created, appear in a week.

Snapdragon is carried out after the appearance of the third true leaf, then the plant is allowed to grow and grow stronger. The flower should be loosened carefully so as not to damage its delicate roots and long stem. Regular watering and feeding with complex fertilizer will turn tiny seedlings into strong seedlings, which can be planted in open ground or in hanging pots to decorate a terrace or balcony in May-June.

Snapdragon with ampelous properties can be grown as an annual, or it can be transferred to a loggia or a glazed balcony for wintering in order to plant it again on a flower bed next season.

Growing an ampelous snapdragon has its own characteristics. But, as we can see, this is not a particularly difficult process, which is quite within the power of even beginner growers. Plant an ampelous snapdragon on your plot or balcony, and you will be rewarded with abundant and long-lasting flowering of this unpretentious plant.

Snapdragon (Antirrhinum) or antirrinum is a flower of the plantain family, a genus of herbaceous. The flower is familiar to us from childhood under the name "doggy", because its flowers resembled the gaping mouth of a dog, or even a dragon, so the English called it "snapdragon", the French associated this flower with a wolf's mouth, and the Ukrainians associated it with a delicate "mouth".

Although translated from Latin "antirrinum" - a comparison with another part of the face - "nasal", "like a nose." As they say, everyone has their own fantasies.

By the way, the name "Snapdragon" has its echoes in Greek mythology. When the famous Hercules defeated the predatory Nemean lion and brought his skin to King Euphrisis, he did not want to look at it. Hercules adapted to wear the skin as a cloak, and the skin was right with his head, his mouth was open and looked very intimidating. The goddess Flora admired the courage of Hercules and as a gift presented him with a flower that exactly resembles this very mouth. As you can imagine, the flower was called "Snapdragon".

Since then, there has been a tradition in Greece: the hero and the winners are presented with a bouquet of these flowers.
Fast forward from ancient times closer. The birthplace of antirrinum is considered to be North America, where fifty species of plants are fragrant in the wild. One species has taken root in Europe - Antirrinum large. Since 1567, German breeders began to develop new varieties based on it. Today there are more than a thousand (!) Cultural varieties of snapdragons, differing from each other in height, color, flower size.

Growing seedlings of antirrinum from seeds

In more southern regions Snapdragon can be planted directly into the ground with the onset of sustained warming. Within three weeks the seeds will sprout. The plant will calmly survive a slight cold snap. But in places where returnable ones are common, it is better to use the seedling method, which is common for flower growers.

Antirrinum planting and care photos

How does antirrinum develop at home? It's easy to grow snapdragons in seedlings. You will need a flat seedling container, sand, compost soil, glass, and a spray bottle.

I almost forgot, more antirrinum seeds

It is better to do this from 1 to 20 March. We pour sand into a container with drainage holes, then compost soil mixed with the same sand, level it, press it, moisten it with a spray bottle. Since the seeds are very small, mix them with sand, distribute them over the surface, sprinkle them with a thin layer of sand and compost, and moisten them again.

There is a way of sowing seeds on snow brought from the street. The snow will melt and suck in the seeds to a shallow, optimal depth for them. Covered with glass and in a warm place (+ 23˚). Every day we remove condensation from the glass, and moisten the earth, if necessary. In two weeks, the first shoots will appear, now it is necessary to move to partial shade so that the shoots do not stretch out. 3-4 days and we accept glass.

At first, growth will be slow, you need to maintain a balance so that antirrinum growing from seeds is tolerated normally:

• so that the soil is moist, but not flooded, otherwise there is a danger of a "black leg". If the seedling has fallen, remove it carefully with tweezers and, if possible, sprinkle the place with crushed coal (disinfect, so to speak). You can play it safe: spray the seedlings with a weak solution of phytosporin (10 drops per 1 liter of water). After a couple of real leaves appear, it's time to dive.
• For transplanting, you can use individual pots or a common container for seedlings (decide for yourself, you place it on the windowsills, well, if you have a greenhouse, then we walk ...). We use a light mixture of non-acidic peat and turf soil (1: 2). After a week, water with complex fertilizer according to the instructions.

Video sowing antirrinum for seedlings:

Video how to dive antirrinum:

We gradually accustom the seedlings to natural conditions : open the window, take it out to the balcony, just avoid prolonged drafts. In principle, strong seedlings are no longer susceptible to disease.
We make sure that the plant does not stretch, for this we pinch the central one after 4-5 leaves (make sure that the remaining bud looks outward, then the branches will go outward, and not inside the bush), if the side shoots are developing too actively, then we pinch them too.

Planting antirrinum in open ground

We plant the hardened and grown seedlings in open ground at the end of spring... A slight cold snap will not bring them any harm, the seedlings even tolerate short-term frosts down to -3˚. The soil is desirable light, ideally a mixture of sand, compost and peat, PH 6-8. You can choose a place both sunny and not very, the main thing is not leeward.

High varieties are planted at a distance of 40-50 cm from each other, lower ones at a distance of 30 cm, undersized varieties at a distance of 20 cm from each other, and dwarf ones at a distance of 15 cm in very moist soil. We take into account that as soon as he “gets sick” after the transplant, the snapdragon will actively grow in height and width, turning into a luxurious bush.

What kind of antirrinum loves care?

Antirrhinum nanum Twinny Peach F1 Hybrid

Snapdragon is a fairly unpretentious plant. Just water, loosen and remove the weeds in time. The antirrinum flower can be grown in almost any soil, but of course light soils with a sufficient margin are preferable organic fertilizers and trace elements.

Although it is necessary to water only in dry times, do not water at night, and in the morning, the next day after watering, be sure to loosen the soil. In dry summers, the plant is more likely to shed foliage than flowers, so that drought is almost not reflected in flowering. tie it to a support, it is better to pick the wilted flowers, so the plant will not expend energy on them and you will give a more neat look to your flower bed.

To achieve long flowering ...

do not allow the seeds to be tied, we remove the peduncles immediately after flowering, cut off under the lower flower, then the snapdragon will start up new arrows and continue flowering.

Fertilize snapdragon preferably several times: first - immediately after rooting with nitrophobic and organic matter. Before budding, we will feed the second time with a solution of urea, potassium sulfate and superphosphate. One tablespoon of each product is enough for a bucket of water.

It should be borne in mind that on clay or too peaty soils, snapdragons do not take root well, so you should not plant tall varieties there.

Diseases and pests

Antirrhinum f1 terry Antirrhinum terry

Septospirosis – fungal diseasewhich manifests itself brown spots on the leaves, with severe damage - twisting shoots, the death of plants. Occurs at high humidity, low ventilation. Stored on plant residues. If infested, carefully remove the infected parts or the entire plant and burn, spray the flowers with fungicide or copper preparations.

Gray rot - Botrytis mushroom is omnivorous, therefore it moves from one plant to another. The lesion is manifested by brown spots on the leaves, and with a more severe lesion, a bloom of gray powder. Favorable conditions - high humidity and poor ventilation, also high nitrogen content.

Root rot Is a fungal disease that affects the root system. It looks like the plant lacks water. Watering diseased plants will only make the situation worse. First, make sure that the root system is healthy and the soil is dry (dig 15 cm deep). If the roots of the plant are soft with unpleasant odor - this is root rot. The reason is waterlogging, contamination from compost, replanting in infected soil.

The method of struggle is to remove the plant along with a clod of earth. Can be treated with a fungicide. The most important thing from this misfortune is that there is no stagnation of moisture, drainage, relief of the soil.

If the infection is weak, then we spray it with Bordeaux liquid or Topaz. With a stronger one - Acrobat MC, Ordan ...

Pests: scale insects, caterpillars, fly larvae, butterflies that lay larvae

Antirrinum large-flowered

There are a lot of types of scale insects, they are ubiquitous, affect both fruit and ornamental plants... They feed on plant sap, which leads to leaf damage and death. Insects secrete sticky mucus on which a sooty fungus develops, which further slows down plant development. Scabbards are covered with a dense shell, therefore folk methods dealing with them is quite troublesome: you need to brush the insects themselves with an alcohol, soap or kerosene-soap solution. If the infection is strong, then we apply chemicals different types with an interval of a week - Admiral, KE, Aktara, Aktelik ...

It is not difficult to fight with caterpillars, usually there are few of them (they find something tastier in the garden and in the garden), so collect them by hand. If there are too many of them, then you can spray it with karbofos, for example, or another insecticide.

To keep the snapdragon healthy, you need to follow preventive measures:

• do not plant plants too close;
• water at the root, not on the leaves;
• remove weeds;
• remove infected individuals in time.

What to do after flowering?

Large antirrinum

The first thing I want to note is that the plants you like can be carefully dug up and transplanted into a flowerpot. If cared for and kept at a temperature no higher than 15˚, then snapdragons will bloom all winter.

If you plan to grow perennial antirrinum, then cut the plant, leaving 5-8 cm above the ground, cover the rest with mulch so that the plant overwinters more easily.

If the snapdragon is annual, then self-seeding should be avoided by cutting off the faded arrows, then removing the remains of plants, burning them to destroy pathogens and pests, and digging up the site.
Snapdragon can reproduce by self-seeding. It is clear that several peduncles need to be preserved, the seeds will automatically ripen and are sown from the bolls, and will sprout in the spring. Just mark the location where the snapdragon was so you don't accidentally weed out the seedlings in the spring.

When there is a need for the seeds of the varieties you like, then we will do this. Leave the arrows after flowering and collect them in the incomplete ripening phase. You will need a long paper bag, you can take it in the bread department - for a baguette. The boxes ripen heterogeneously - from the bottom up. Cut off the completely green top, put a paper bag on the arrow and tie it below the last seed box, cut it off and hang it up with a hole. In the bag, the seeds will ripen and pour into the bag. Seeds remain viable for up to three years, store at a temperature of 3-5 ° C in a dry place.

Description of the plant Snapdragon or Antirrinum

Antirrinum photo

Antirrinum snapdragon flower - herbaceous plant, sometimes a pyramidal shrub. Depending on the variety, the height ranges from 15 cm to 1.3 m. The branches are dense, finely furrowed, ascending. The leaf becomes light to dark green with red veins. By the color of the leaves, you can even determine what color the flowers will be. Leaves just green are inherent yellow flowersif there are orange streaks - orange, for dark leaves with red streaks, red shades of flowers are characteristic. The leaf shape is oblong or lanceolate.

Flowers of irregular shape, two-lipped, in comparison with the plant - large, there are simple and double. The color range is white, yellow, pink, all shades of red, there are two-color and even three-color flowers. A variety with lilac has already been bred blue flowers ("F1 Rocket Orhid"). The seeds ripen in two-nested boxes, very small - 5000-8000 pieces per gram. Snapdragon begins to bloom in June and continues until frost.

Antirrinum -, but we often cultivate it as an annual, although if you and nature try, it will rise next year, bloom more than ever.

Snapdragon stands out for its variety of varieties, so it can be used as a curb plant ( undersized varieties), on the contrary, the taller varieties are like bright islands on other ground cover plants. It can be interestingly used as an ampelous flower for growing in hanging vases to decorate gazebos, terraces, balconies.

Types, varieties of antirrinum

Antirrinum ampelous cultivation from seeds

Consider the classification by plant height:
Tall - height 9-130 cm, the central shoot is much higher than the shoots of the second tier, and the third is absent.

Varieties and hybrids:

• Arthur - cherry;
• F1 "Goshenka" - orange;
• F2 - pink.

High - suitable for cutting, creating cascading flower beds and borders, height 60 -90 cm. Cut snapdragon can stand in a vase from a week to two, the most popular fragrant yellow varieties.

• Anna German - light pink;
• Canary - Lemon Yellow
• Madame Butterfly is terry.

Medium-sized - universal varieties with a height of 40-60 cm. All shoots are about the same height, used for flower beds and for cutting. Varieties:

• Golden Monarch - classic yellow;
• Ruby - deep pink
• Lipstick silver - white with a pink tint.

Low - curbs from 25 to 40 cm, grows in the form of a bush, many of the second and third order.

Popular varieties of antirrinum:

Ampel antirrinum lampion f1

• Crimson velvet - 35 cm, dense foliage, the flowers are dark,
  velvet red, late variety;
• Schneefloke - spherical compact bush, 25-35 cm
  height with a faster sowing to flowering period.
• Lampion - ampelous.
  - dwarf (15-20 cm), strongly branching bushes. Many shoots of the third and fourth order.
• Floral - 13 different single and two-tone shades. Distributed as a pot culture.
• The hobbit is a very common variety, only 15 cm high.If you pin the shoots in time, you get a neat hemispherical bush.
• Tom-Tumb - yellow flowers, early variety;
• Sakura color is pinkish white.

There are other classifications of snapdragons. If you want to grow antirrinum for business, you will be interested in the classification of Sanderson and Martin. When cut, snapdragon looks amazing.