Antirrhinum nanum Twinny Peach F1 Dwarf Snapdragon seeds

Antirrhinum nanum 'Twinny Peach' F1 Hybrid, also known as dwarf snapdragon, is a new variety that is among the best in its category. It is the first dwarf F1 hybrid variety with double flowers. It produces an abundance of long-lasting flowers in a peachy pink colour, above a compact and branching plant. Its tight stems in a round bouquet are superb in borders and flower pots. It is also an excellent cut flower. It is either annual or perennial, depending on the climate and soil it is grown in (but who cares, considering its floribundity!). Familiar in cottage gardens, snapdragons are accommodating plants that thrive in fertile and well-drained soil, with plenty of sunlight.

Known in gardens since 1583, Antirrhinum majus was a favoured plant in monastery and cottage gardens. It belongs to the Plantaginaceae family. The 'Twinny Peach F1 Hybrid' variety stands out for its particularly branching and compact habit, and its double flowers with delightful shades. This short-lived perennial forms a clump measuring 40cm (15.7 in) in height and 35cm (13.8 in) in width in the year following its sowing. Its erect, single or branched stems are covered with leaves that are opposite or alternate, lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, entire, and glabrous, with a beautiful dark green colour. The flowering period extends from May-June to September-October, until the first frosts. This variety produces dense spikes, solidly built, covered with large double tubular flowers that are closed at the tip, making them inaccessible to pollinating insects. This characteristic allows them to fade much more slowly and perpetuate the plant. They are slightly fragrant.

Snapdragons are part of our childhood memories. With their small velvety faces that emit a fragrance when you bury your nose in the flowers, they are accessible to all gardeners. They are easy to plant in borders, flower beds, or rock gardens. In cool regions and in heavy soil, treat them as annuals. Dwarf varieties like 'Twinny Peach' are perfect for cut flowers, sunny borders, rock gardens, wild gardens, fragrant gardens, or cottage gardens. For example, pair them with damask flowers, cosmos, or annual poppies. Their flower spikes stand out when emerging among bushy perennials (fennel, Senecio viravira, asters) or understory shrubs with subtle colours (wormwoods, euphorbias, Thymus hirsutus).

Snapdragon gets its vernacular name from the distinctive shape of its flowers, which, when pinched, resemble the mouths of animals.

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