Growing Liberty Classic Series Mix Snapdragon Garden Seeds

Liberty Classic Series Mix is easy to grow from seed and may be sown directly outside after final frost or, for earliest blooms, start indoors in peat pellets or starting trays 10-12 weeks prior to last frost. Keep Liberty Classic Series Mix snapdragon seeds moist until germination in 10-21 days then transplant seedlings to larger container once there are two sets of true leaves. Harden off plants before transplanting outdoors. For direct outdoor sowing, press 3 - 4 Liberty Classic Series Mix seeds into soil without covering every 12-15 inches in rich, moist, well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Liberty Classic Series Mix snapdragons thrive in cool, temperate conditions and may wilt and decline in climates with long, hot summers. Avoid overhead watering and properly ventilate to minimize moisture which may cause mold, downy mildew, and powdery mildew. Liberty Classic Series Mix matures in 84-98 days as 18-22 inch tall bushy snapdragons with a 12-15 inch spread and tall blooming stalks bursting with a vivd mix of peach, canary, rose, cherry, ivory, yellow, orange, magenta, and white florets.

Antirrhinum majus earns its name "snapdragon" because of the reaction the stalks have when harvesting blooms, causing the "mouth" of the flower to snap open like a dragon and then close.