Snapdragon - Costa Lavender

Name: Snapdragon - Costa Lavender
Brand: Emerden
SKU: S-Snap-CoLav
Price: 5.8 NZD
Availability: OutOfStock

$5.80

ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS

I'm really fussy with my purples, but the Costa Lavender is about as perfect shade of warm smokey lavendery purple as you can get, and I'm totally smitten! And then with a sight flush of cream in the centre, and darker backs of the petals it's just a total dream. Costa Lavender is summer/later flowering.

The Costa snapdragon series has traditional snapdragon shaped flowers, with very sturdy solid stems, and is incredibly productive as all snapdragons are!

APPROX 20 SEEDS

When to Sow:
Autumn to Early Spring

How to Sow:
Transplant

Light & Cover Requirements:
DO NOT COVER (needs light)

Ideal Temperature:
Medium (approx 21°C)

Germination Speed:
Normal (7–14 days)

Snapdragon seeds are very small and they also need light to germinate, so they will need special care to germinate their best selves. See our Top 5 Tips for Better Seed Germination post for our best germination tricks for these types of light lovers.

Plant Type:
Hardy Annual

Ideal Location:
Full Sun

Spacing:
15–25cm

Height:
90cm+

Can be grown as either quick one cut plants, planted very close (10cm) or pinched and planted further apart 22cm.

Rust can be an issue when grown over summer, but is less of an issue over winter and when they are kept thoroughly harvested and always pumping out fresh new growth.

Snapdragons absolutely need support, and more support than you'd think they'd need. Once they fall over they will bend to keep growing upright.