Old-fashioned FAVOURITES
SNAPDRAGONS (ANTIRRHINUM)
One of Sarah Raven’s favourite annuals, she says antirrhinums have been enjoyed by generations of children, enthralled by the flowers’ dragon-like jaws.
Why do you think snapdragons are making a comeback?
Vintage and romantic designs for clothes and home furnishings are very much on trend at the moment, and I think these colourful, retro plants also fall into that bracket. They come in a wide range of lovely colours too.
What’s the new way to think about them?
I sow outdoors in June, in prepared beds or pots. They go on to flower from midsummer until November. They make a great late-season filler in, ‘Cherry Brandy’. We also sow a batch in October for flowers from May to July.
