Better Late Than Never
These snapdragons were planted early last fall, the ideal time to plant cool season annuals for a long bloom period over the mild winter months.
Unfortunately they sat like sulky children until about a couple weeks ago and then they shot up and are starting to bloom, finally! Hopefully I will get a few more months' blooms because of what we call May Gray and June Gloom, overcast spring weather along the coast, before the heat of summer does them in. Occasionally I have had snapdragons that hang on throughout the year if the summer is mild. That would be great here because it is a narrow little planted that they add a bit of color that I like.
These snapdragons were planted early last fall, the ideal time to plant cool season annuals for a long bloom period over the mild winter months.
Unfortunately they sat like sulky children until about a couple weeks ago and then they shot up and are starting to bloom, finally! Hopefully I will get a few more months' blooms because of what we call May Gray and June Gloom, overcast spring weather along the coast, before the heat of summer does them in. Occasionally I have had snapdragons that hang on throughout the year if the summer is mild. That would be great here because it is a narrow little planted that they add a bit of color that I like.
Great photos of the snapdragon. Have a nice day. Happy gardening...Becca
ReplyDeleteSnapdragons are just so pretty, and look just as nice in a vase. Though we have some lovely days in May and June, we can also suffer from "May Gray and June Gloom" syndromes. :)
ReplyDeleteI love snapdragons. They are lovely
ReplyDeleteAmazing that they could bloom all year Sheila. We are too far "north" to imagine such a thing!!
ReplyDeleteThose look really nice in that window box. Mine always look leggy and not full, I kind of gave up on them. Maybe I should try them again with more water. More water is usually good.
ReplyDeleteMy snaps survive through our hot summers. They don't bloom but will start again in the fall and I have some blooming now from who knows when I planted them.(-: I love snapdragons. They have so many colors to choose from too. Yours are beautiful!!!!
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