Snapdragon Questions!

[vikkib]

A while back my OH and I were clearing an area at the end of our garden that has been built up with concrete.

Winter snuck up on us and we left some rubble on the soil.

Early this spring there was what I thought were lots of weeds growing on the rubble covered soil and when I went to weed I noticed some buds on one of the 'weeds' and liked the colour so decided to leave that one!




It turned out to be a beautiful snap dragon (my Mum identified it for me!) with gorgeous magenta flowers so when we got round to carrying on the clear up I dug up the plant, which only had one flowering stem on it, and put it in a flower bucket with the soil it had been growing in.

I didn't really expect it to survive but it's now got about a dozen flowering stems on it and the bees seem to love it.

I don't know what sort of snap dragon it is and don't know anything about it!

Can I split the roots and pot onto a couple of new pots? If yes, is it best to do this when it finishes flowering?

If I leave it in it's current pot, will it just keep flowering each year?

Sorry for all the newbie questions! I have absolutely no experience with flower growing at all!

[IgglePiggle]

Keep the seeds off it, you get loads in each pod! They die once the frosts come

Also slight hijack of post, but does anyone know if its too late to sow some snap dragons?

[Two_Sheds]

Can I split the roots and pot onto a couple of new pots?

No, it's an annual.
You'll have to save the seeds instead.

[Two_Sheds]

does anyone know if its too late to sow some snap dragons?

You should get away with it in Devon, they'll just flower later in the year.

[vikkib]

Thanks guys! I will have a close look tonight to locate the seeds as a few of the flowers are dying off on one of the stems!

If you want any IgglePiggle I can pop some in the post to you!

[Flummery]

I removed an old shrub border about 18 months ago and now have annuals and perennials growing there. Amongst some of the unexpected prizes were welsh poppies and - snapdragons. The seeds must have been around in the soil for ages. We've been here 10 years in September and have never sown either of these. Seeds of some things are incredibly persistent. If you're a lazy gardener like me, just leave the plant in until winter and when you remove it, turn it upside down and shake it. You'll get some gorgeous plants again next year. It does mean you can't just hoe your weeds up though. You have to sort through them and only remove 'real' weeds!

[Kittypickle]

I leave my snapdragons in and they survive the winter, are on year 3 I think. DS collected the seed do have planted some more this year but I'm well impressed they made it through the frosts of winter this year with just a little trim to tidy them up.