Snapdragon Seeds - Madame Butterfly Mixture

Snapdragon Seeds - Madame Butterfly Mixture115 121 days. Madame Butterfly Mix snapdragon seeds promise to turn any stale summer bedding into an award winning garden this season! Madame Butterfly snapdragons are a 2016 Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers (ASCFG) winner and noted by judges for their dense azalea like blooms and unique double petal form, useful for a wide range of floral designs. Madame Butterfly Mix seeds grow vibrant, fragrant, and uniform flowers all summer long,

115 – 121 days. Madame Butterfly Mix snapdragon seeds promise to turn any stale summer bedding into an award-winning garden this season! Madame Butterfly snapdragons are a 2016 Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers (ASCFG) winner and noted by judges for their dense “azalea-like” blooms and “unique double petal form, useful for a wide range of floral designs.” Madame Butterfly Mix seeds grow vibrant, fragrant, and uniform flowers all summer long, perfect for showing off indoors or as a traditional, yet sophisticated, trim to your garden. Award-winning Madame Butterfly Mix snapdragon seeds grow 24 – 36” tall and bursting with vivid double-petal florets and are a timeless floral shop favorite that promise to add a nostalgic charm to your seasonal arrangements. 500 Seeds.

Growing Madame Butterfly Mix Snapdragon Garden Seeds

• Taxonomy: Antirrhinum majus
• Seed Type: Annual
• Sow Indoors or Outdoors: Madame Butterfly Mix is easy to grow from seed and may be sown directly outside after final frost or, for early blooms, start indoors 8 – 10 weeks prior to last frost. Germination occurs in 10 – 21 days with full lighting, then transplant to larger container once there are two sets of true leaves. Harden off before transplanting outdoors.
• Days to Maturity: 115 – 121 days
• Hardiness Zone: 7 – 11
• Planting Depth: 1/8"
• Plant Spacing: 12"
• Growth Habit: 24 – 36” tall bushy upright and 14 – 16” wide with stalks of about 14 florets
• Soil Preference: Rich, moist, well-drained
• Light Preference: Full sun – partial shade
• Diseases/Pests/Troubleshooting: Thrives in cool, temperate conditions and may wilt and decline in climates with long, hot summers. Provide partial shade to maintain vigor. Monitor regularly for aphids, but no serious pests or diseases.
• Color: Mix of bronze, cherry, peach, canary, rose, ivory, fuchsia, orange, and white

Madame Butterfly Mix is easy to grow from seed and may be sown directly outside after final frost or, for early blooms, start indoors 8 – 10 weeks prior to last frost. Germination occurs in 10 – 21 days with full lighting, then transplant to larger container once there are at least two sets of true leaves. Harden off plants before transplanting outdoors. For direct sowing, plant Madame Butterfly Mix seeds 1/8” deep and 12” apart in rich, moist, and well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Madame Butterfly snapdragons thrive in cool, moderate gardens and may wilt and decline in climates with severe summers. Provide partial shade to maintain plant's vigor. Monitor regularly for aphids, but Madame Butterfly snapdragons have no serious pests or diseases. Madame Butterfly snapdragon seeds mature in 115 – 121 days as 24 – 36” tall bushy uprights with a 14 – 16” spread of long, densely packed stalks of about 14 double-petaled florets bursting with a vivid mix of bronze, cherry, peach, canary, rose, ivory, fuchsia, orange, and white.

Madame Butterfly snapdragon is a 2016 Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers (ASCFG) winner for its “unique double petal form” and being “useful for a wide range of floral designs.” The Madame Butterfly snapdragon is also noted by judges for its dense “azalea-type” blooms that “prevent pollination by insects, allowing flowers to last longer than single-petaled varieties.”