About
Antirrhinum 'Oh That's Cute' is a compact perennial typically cultivated as an annual. It features upright stems adorned with glossy, dark green leaves. From early summer through early autumn, it produces spikes of soft pink snapdragon blooms, each highlighted by a lemon-yellow throat.
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, Bedding, Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1 year
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun, avoiding winter wet
- Pruning
- Deadhead regularly and cut back after the first flush to encourage more blooms
- Propagation
- Propagate by softwood cuttings in summer. Overwinter young plants under glass
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to powdery mildews, has some resistance to antirrhinum rust