When to plant snapdragon

Snapdragon (flower) is classed hardy in the cited extension guidance. The timing rules below are relative to your local freeze dates — enter a location to turn them into calendar dates.

The rules this site applies
MethodFrost-relative windowRule & reconciliation
Start seeds indoors8–6 weeks before the median last spring freezeColorado State's seed-starting table lists snapdragon at 8 weeks before the average frost-free date in the 'Indoors' column, the longest lead time of any source found, so indoor sowing opens 8 weeks before the median last freeze and runs a two-week span.
Transplant outdoors4–2 weeks before the median last spring freezeIllinois Extension names snapdragon in its hardy-annual list and states those can usually be planted about four weeks before the frost-free date, and NC State agrees hardy annuals go out in spring before the last frost date, so transplanting opens 4 weeks before the median last freeze.

Variety assumption: Assumes ordinary bedding and cut-flower strains of Antirrhinum majus grown as an annual; it is a hardy annual that flowers best in cool weather and Colorado State's 8-week indoor lead time reflects its slow start from very fine seed.

Crop rule sources (2)
Reviewed city pages for snapdragon
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