Snapdragons are tall, stately stalks, the upper reaches of which are covered with small, colorful blooms. The color range among snapdragons is wide; an amazing variety of pinks, peaches, yellows, blues, purples, whites, and many combinations thereof.

Planting snapdragons out can be among the first late winter gardening tasks. This fragrant specimen can handle frost, so start planting snapdragons early in the gardening season for most abundant bloom and performance.

Antirrhinum is a genus of plants commonly known as dragon flowers or snapdragons because of the flowers’ fancied resemblance to the face of a dragon that opens and closes its mouth when laterally squeezed. 

They are native to rocky areas of Europe, the United States, and North Africa. It is widely used as an ornamental plant in borders and as a cut flower. 

They are classified commercially as a range of heights: midget or dwarf (6–8 inches [15–20 cm]), medium (15–30 inches [38–76 cm]) and tall (30–48 inches [76–122 cm]). Removing the dead flowers, also called “deadheading”, is important to help them to continuously produce beautiful flowers throughout their growing season.

 They grow during their peak seasons of April to June and August to October and bloom in a variety of colors ranging from: white, yellow, orange, red, purple, pink and some multi-colored patterns.

In addition to growing the plants for cut flowers, the seeds have been used to extract edible oils, particularly in Russia, while the leaves and flowers have been considered to possess antiphlogistic (anti-inflammatory) properties and have been used in poultices.