Is antirhium (bunny rabbits) self seeding?

Question

My bunny rabbits are starting to die off leaving me with pods full of seeds, What should I do with them as I would like to grow them again next year. Thank you

Answer 1

plant some as soon as ripe.

leave some for spring next year.

if they were F1 hybrids you will probably get other colours as well.

Answer 2

Antirrhinum (Snapdragons), if deadheaded and left undisturbed, will often linger to become perennials of a shorter or longer duration. Personally, I have had plants in place for 3 or more years.

By all means allow a few heads to develop seed...this is a cost-free method of growing new plants each year, giving you a chance at developing a special hybrid.  

Answer 3

I've aways known them as 'Snap Dragons' as well as

Antirrhinums.

I have never tried to save my Snap Dragons each

year, but it's a thought. Tell me how you get on.

Answer 4

Scatter the seeds where you want them to grow next year.

Answer 5

My mum has a patch full of Antirrhinum that have self-seeded, and they are gorgeous.  The plants produce a ton of small seeds that readily germinate, and can be semi-hardy.

I'd collect some of yours, dry and store them somewhere cool and dry, as well as sprinkle them around where you'd like some - this way you may get earlier flowers than spring sown plants that you could do indoors or outside next year.  As mentioned, hybrids, such as F1 hybrids, typically don't come true to their parents' characteristics, but it's great to experiment and have some 'free' plants.

There are seed swapping groups, so you might be lucky to be able to swap some of yours for other plants, or different type of Antirrhinum even.  The Cottage Garden Society run such a scheme for example.

Hope this helps.  Good luck!  Rob