About
The La Bella Series features distinctive 'butterfly-type' blooms that are oriented outward with wide-open throats. This unique structure minimizes pollination, resulting in an extended flowering period. 'La Bella Rose' produces rose-pink flowers accompanied by a subtle fragrance.
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
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Annual Biennial
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1 year
- Suggested uses
- Patio and container plants, City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in a sunny position in well-drained soil
- Pruning
- Deadhead to prolong the flowering display
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown at 16-18°C in late summer, early autumn or early spring. Overwinter young plants under glass
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids
- Disease resistance
- May suffer from powdery mildew. Has some resistance to antirrhinum rust but may be prone to infection in dry summers