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Antirrhinum majus Sweet Duet Deep Red - Snapdragon
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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.
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Sow your 'Sweet Duet Deep Red' snapdragon seeds indoors between January and March, in a tray on the surface of well-draining seed compost. Cover the seeds with a very thin layer of compost and keep it slightly moist. Place your tray at a temperature between 20 and 25°C. The seeds will germinate in 14 to 21 days. Once the young plants are large enough to handle (2-leaf stage), transplant them into pots. Pinch the main stems to encourage branching. Plant them in their final position once the last frost has passed. Space them about 20 to 30 cm apart.
Another option is to sow in September and place the plants in pots indoors during the winter. You can then plant them in the following spring.
In mild climate regions, it is also possible to sow directly in the ground in April-May. Thin out the rows to keep one plant every 20 to 30 cm. In this case, flowering will be later, but it will allow you to spread out the flowering period.
Snapdragons thrive in full sun in light, fertile, and well-drained soil. They are often grown as annuals, but they are perennials that can survive the winter and grow again when the warmer days arrive if well protected from the cold (mulching, well-drained soil).
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.