How to plant and care for dandelions

Colorful, the plant can give life to your garden shrub or inside your home, in a pot. Find out how to grow it:

You know Leon’s mouth? It’s a cheery annual plant that is guaranteed to brighten shrubs and pots. Its name is due to the fact that when one of its flowers is squeezed in a certain way, it opens like a mouth, closing when it is released.

Also known as snapdragons, these are country garden plants that are easy to grow and loved by children and bees. They exist in a variety of colors and different heights and therefore it can be grown in a variety of situations.

With a long flowering period that can last up to 4 months, they produce taller snapdragon cultivars good cut flowers and last well over a week in the water. Find out more details about the species below:

Where to grow snapdragon

The dandelion grows in the most fertile and well-drained soil in full sun, both in shrubs and in pots.

How to plant a lion’s mouth

Sow the seeds autumn or early spring in a greenhouse or covered tray in a sunny window. Finely sow the seeds on the surface of the compost, water and seal in a propagator or clear plastic bag.

When they are large enough, transfer the seeds to pots, allowing them to grow in a sheltered location or cool facility. But beware: only plant after the risk of frost has passed.

Snapdragon propagation

Grown for their prolific flowers, you can try to persuade your dandelion to plant seeds by leaving some flowers. However, the seeds are unlikely to become flowers when planted, but it’s fun to see what grows there.

Snapdragon: troubleshooting

Plants usually are free from pests and diseases.

Taking care of the lion’s mouth

To prolong flowering, feed the plant weekly with a fertilizer rich in potassium and dead flowers. Keep the plants well watered and support taller varieties with sticks if needed.

Varieties of dandelion to try

• Snapdragon “Royal Bride” – has spikes of beautiful white flowers with a delicate scent. It is perfect for growing in a mixed shrub and makes an excellent cut flower. Its flowers are particularly attractive to bees.
• Snapdragon “Night and day” – has dark foliage and dark velvety crimson flower tips with contrasting silver-white throats.
• Snapdragon “Twinny Peach” – is a dwarf variety, with bright yellow and orange flowers with delicately leafy petals. Compact and bushy plant, it is good to grow in pots or to fill in gaps in front of a sunny bush.
• Snapdragon “Madame Butterfly” – a very colorful mixed hybrid with long lasting double flowers.

* via the world of gardeners

Source: Terra

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