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Title: snapdragons are annuals?
Post by: Barbarian on April 09, 2012, 02:56:32 PM
Not these.   They survived a scorching summer, and came right back this spring.  Much bigger and more full than last summer, too.

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Title: Re: snapdragons are annuals?
Post by: RuthV on April 09, 2012, 04:14:25 PM
They are gorgeous!!  Waiting for spring to take a hold, here in Ontario, Canada's Near North!!
Title: Re: snapdragons are annuals?
Post by: JudyB on April 09, 2012, 09:17:48 PM
Ruth look along the roadside this side of the dam on the North.  There are 2 clumps of daffodils in full bloom. 

Barbarian they are beautiful. Your gardens are wonderful!
Title: Re: snapdragons are annuals?
Post by: Don on April 09, 2012, 10:27:12 PM
Actually Barbarian they are perennials.

QuoteGrowth

Snapdragons are perennial plants often sold as cold-season annual plants and do best in full or partial sun. They are available in a range of heights: dwarf (6-8 inches), medium (15-30 inches) and tall (30-48 inches). Plant them in a soil that drains well to prevent the roots from rotting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapdragons

I have learned that here in NC I can plant them in July and let them winter over to really put on a show the following spring.

They are beautiful! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: snapdragons are annuals?
Post by: Barbarian on April 09, 2012, 11:35:06 PM
QuoteI have learned that here in NC I can plant them in July and let them winter over to really put on a show the following spring

Pretty much what happened to Mrs. Barbarian's snapdragons.   They were low plants last summer, but this year, they shot up.

Title: Re: snapdragons are annuals?
Post by: Jeanne Lee on April 10, 2012, 09:19:14 AM
They certainly are beautiful!   :)