Antirrhinum majus Sweet Duet Deep Red - Snapdragon

The 'Sweet Duet Deep Red' snapdragon will delight you with its large, dark red, and fragrant semi-double flowers. Throughout the summer, they bring joy to pollinating insects. This variety is ideal for flower beds, borders, and pots. Whether it is an annual or perennial depends on the climate and soil in which it grows. Easy to grow, this snapdragon appreciates light, fertile, and well-drained soils and sunny exposure.

From the scrophulariaceae family, the Antirrhinum majus was an essential plant in priests' gardens. Native to the western Mediterranean Basin, it grows among rocks on the arid slopes in the south of France. The Sweet Duet series is characterised by almost double and large flowers (between 4 and 5 cm long). The 'Sweet Duet Deep Red' snapdragon forms a well-branched, upright clump that reaches 30 to 40 cm in height and 25 to 30 cm in width. From May-June to September-October, until the first frost, it is covered with large, dark red flowers that are fragrant and attractive to bumblebees and other butterflies.  

The Sweet Duet Deep Red snapdragon, with its compact habit, is perfect for any garden, whether in a flower bed, a border, or a pot. Plant densely for a more intense effect, with 7 to 9 plants per square metre. Prolong its flowering by regularly removing faded flowers. Pair the deep red of the Sweet Duet Deep Red variety with the unique Zinnia elegans Queen Red Lime and the California Sunset sage with its apricot-orange flowers. Use ornamental grasses like Pennisetum alopecuroides Piglet to lighten your composition.

Attention: These seeds are reserved for highly experienced gardeners who are used to sowing very fine seeds. They are as fine as dust and barely visible to the naked eye.