About
Antirrhinum majus 'Black Prince' is typically cultivated as an annual, although it can be a short-lived perennial. It reaches a height of approximately 45 cm and features elongated, dark red-green foliage. From early summer through autumn, it produces dense clusters of deep red blooms.
About the genus
Antirrhinum consists of annuals, perennials, or sub-shrubs characterized by simple foliage and tubular flowers with two lips. These flowers can appear either individually or in terminal racemes, blooming during the summer and autumn months.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Sand, Chalk, Loam
- Soil pH
- Neutral, Alkaline, Acid
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained, Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial, Annual Biennial
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1-2 years
- Suggested uses
- Wildlife gardens, Cottage and informal garden, City and courtyard gardens, Patio and container plants
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in a sunny position in well-drained soil
- Pruning
- No pruning required, but deadheading will prolong the flowering period
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown at 16-18°C in late summer or early autumn, and overwinter young plants under glass, or by seed in early spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to antirrhinum rust, and powdery mildews; may also be affected by damping off, downy mildews, Fusarium wilt, leaf spots, sclerotinia diseases, shothole, Verticillium wilt, and other wilts