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Snapdragon Madame Butterfly F1 Bronze seeds - Antirrhinum x maju

Antirrhinum x majus Bronze
Snapdragon, Garden Snapdragon

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This large snapdragon offers fully double flowers in bronze-orange tones, absolutely magnificent. The young plants obtained from sowing are very reliable, floriferous and sturdy. Their large flowering spikes are remarkable in bouquets, as well as in borders or on slopes. Sow from January to March-April, in a seed tray, for flowering from June to October.
Flower size
3 cm
Height at maturity
1.20 m
Exposure
Sun
Germination time (days)
21 days
Sowing method
Sowing under cover, Sowing under cover with heat
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Flowering time June to October
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Description

Antirrhinum majus Madame Butterfly F1 Bronze is a variety of tall hybrid snapdragon that produces very beautiful, fully double flowers in shades of bronze and coppery orange. The multiple award-winning 'Madame Butterfly F1' series is known for its stately habit, floriferousness, and sturdy flower spikes. Familiar in cottage gardens, lovely in bouquets, and at home on slopes, snapdragons are short-lived perennials but easy to grow in sun, in any fertile, well-drained soil.

Cultivated in gardens since 1583, Antirrhinum majus or the common snapdragon, was being sown in monastery gardens. This species from the plantain family is native to the western Mediterranean Basin, where it grows among rocks on the arid hillsides of southern France, as far as Lozère and Aveyron. Some plants even anchor themselves in the mortar of old walls.
The 'Madame Butterfly F1' series, developed by Syngenta Flowers, has been awarded for its double flowers reminiscent of azaleas. These varieties produce remarkable flower spikes in the garden and in floral arrangements.

The 'Double Madame Butterfly F1 Bronze' variety is a short-lived perennial with very rapid growth, most often cultivated as an annual. Within the year following sowing, it forms a large clump reaching up to 1.20m in height when in flower and 40cm in width. Its upright, simple or branching stems are covered with opposite or alternate, lanceolate, smooth, deep green leaves. Flowering spreads from May-June to September-October, depending on the climate and sowing date and can continue until the first frosts. The plant develops very dense, robustly built flower spikes, densely covered with large flowers with open, double corollas and crinkled petals. The flowering is honey-producing and nectar-rich. Snapdragons self-seed readily in the garden in light soil, but not always true to the parent plant.

Snapdragons, with their little velvety snouts that are fragrant when you plunge your nose into the heart of the flowers, are accessible to all gardeners. They can be tucked into large borders, perennial beds, or rockeries. In cold climates and clay soil, grow them as annuals. Tall varieties like 'Madame Butterfly F1 Bronze' are ideal for cut flowers or traditional cottage gardens. Mix them, for example, with annual poppies, Cosmos, or annual scabious 'Oxford Blue'.

The snapdragon owes its common name to the particular shape of its flowers, which look like an open mouth when pinched.

Warning: seeds reserved for experienced gardeners accustomed to sowing very fine seeds. These seeds are as fine as dust, barely visible to the naked eye.

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Snapdragon, dragon's mouth: sowing, planting, care
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by Virginie T. 14 min.
Snapdragon, dragon's mouth: sowing, planting, care
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Snapdragon Madame Butterfly F1 Bronze seeds - Antirrhinum x maju (Flowering) Flowering

Flowering

Flower colour brown/bronze
Flowering time June to October
Inflorescence Spike
Flower size 3 cm
Fragrance slightly scented
Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators
Good for cut flowers Cut flower blooms

Foliage

Foliage persistence Annual
Foliage colour dark green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 1.20 m
Spread at maturity 40 cm
Growth rate fast

Botanical data

Genus

Antirrhinum

Species

x majus

Cultivar

Bronze

Family

Plantagineaceae

Other common names

Snapdragon, Garden Snapdragon

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference24462

Planting and care

Sow the Madame Butterfly F1 Bronze snapdragon from January to March on the surface of a well-drained seed compost. Do not cover the seeds. Place in a propagator or seed tray inside a plastic bag, maintaining a temperature of 20-25°C until germination, which usually takes 10 to 21 days. Light aids germination. 
Transplant the young plants when they are large enough to handle into 8 cm trays or pots. Gradually acclimatise the plants to cooler conditions over a few weeks before planting them out after all risk of frost, spacing them 23 to 30 cm apart.

Snapdragons thrive in fertile, well-drained, loosened soil and full sun. The tall snapdragon is not very hardy (-6/-7°C), so it is often grown as an annual or biennial. However, it is not uncommon for snapdragons to survive several mild winters, though they may become more susceptible to rust... To try and preserve a beautiful variety, protect the young plants from severe frosts in winter by ensuring good soil drainage and covering the crowns with a thick layer of leaves or dry grass: they will regrow in spring and flower earlier.

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Sowing period

Sowing period January to May
Sowing method Sowing under cover, Sowing under cover with heat
Germination time (days) 21 days

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Rockery
Type of use Border, Back of border, Cut flowers, Slope
Hardiness Hardy down to -6°C (USDA zone 9a) Show map
Ease of cultivation Experienced
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Neutral, Calcareous
Soil moisture Dry soil, Moist soil, Well-draining, fertile

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