Snap Dragon Seed Pod (Antirrhinum majus)- strange flower

Many gardeners and gardeners love Snapdragons for their bright colors and fragrance — not to mention if you squeeze the edges of the Snapdragon flower, it looks like a dragon’s mouth is opening and closing — but Not too many gardeners and gardeners know about the dragon skulls that are left behind after the Snapdragon has gone into the seed!

Snap Dragon Seed Pod


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Interestingly, in ancient times, people believed that Snapdragons held mystical powers, and that planting them in one’s garden would protect one’s home from curses and evil.

Antirrhinum majus (snapdragon information; often – especially in the garden – simply “snapdragon”) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Antirrhinum. The plant is placed in the family Plantaginaceae after an earlier modification from their classical family, the family Scrophulariaceae. It is native to the Mediterranean region, from Morocco and Portugal north to southern France, and east to Turkey and Syria. The common name “snapdragon”, derives from the flower’s reaction to being strangled, causing the flower’s “mouth” to pop out like a dragon.

It is a perennial plant of the family Scrophulariaceae, suitable for growing in flower beds, potted plants, and cuttings. Place of origin is Southern Europe and North Africa. Horticultural improvement species include dwarf species 20 to 30 cm tall and tall species 80 cm tall. Leaves oval, opposite, stem erect, tip conical. The flowers are a family of flowers that have two lips at the tip of the flower tube, two of the corolla form the valve of the upper lip, and three pieces form the valve of the lower lip. The flower opens when you press the flower tube with your finger, so the English name is snapdragon. One pistil, two of the four long and two short. When the fruit is ripe, the seeds spill out through three small holes but look like a very strange reverse. It is usually sown in the fall, and the seedlings are incubated under frost and bloom in April to May, but for growing cut flowers in warm regions, they are sown in August and bloom indoors. late in the year or early spring. Most recent varieties are dwarf hybrids, so flower color, plant height, and flowering period are the same, but when sowing seeds by self-pollination, the characteristics are different.

 

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