Scientific Name:	Antirrhinum majus
Pronunciation:	an-tih-RYE-num MAY-jus
Common Name:	snapdragon
Family Name:	Plantaginaceae
Plant Type:	Herbaceous perennial, Flowering pot plant, Flowering cut plant, Annual
Key ID Features:	Sort and tall cultivars; leaves alternate, lanceolate, and dark glossy green; flowers bi-laterally symmetrical with and open when squeezed on the sides.
Course(s):	HORT 1193/1293, Level 3 Apprenticeship

Habit: Dense, Irregular, Pendulous, Spreading, Stiffly upright, Upright Form: Oval - vertical Texture: Medium - fine Mature Size: Height: 0.4 - 0.7m Spread: 0.1 - 0.3m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Africa, Europe Hardiness Rating: Zone 7: (-18 to -12 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Alkaline, Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Bedding plant, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Floristry, Group or mass planting, Hanging basket, Perennial border, Summer interest Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Pinnate venation, Soft flexible Surfaces: Lustrous Colour in Fall: Dark-green Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Lanceolate Apices: Acute Bases: Cuneate Margins: Entire

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Raceme Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Bilabiate Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Showy, White, Yellow, Orange, Pink, Red, Bronze, Violet, Dark-red, Magenta Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Apr, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct

Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Aug, Dec Additional Info: Not showy, An ovoid capsule

Bark Morphology: Smooth Bark or Stem Colour: Green

Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Medium maintenance plant
Pest Susceptibility:	Anthracnose, Fungal leaf spot, Mites, Mold, Root rot, Rust, Wilt, ( Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant )

Location(s): (BED) BEDding, container, or basket Location Map

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