Antirrhinum 'Shiryu Kiss'

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<i>Antirrhinum</i> 'Shiryu Kiss' Kernock Park Plants
<i>Antirrhinum</i> 'Shiryu Kiss' Kernock Park Plants
Annual Biennial Bedding Herbaceous Perennial

A fully-hardy perennial, often grown as an annual, up to 90cm high, with healthy, lance-shaped dark green foliage flushed with darker tones. Masses of rich, dark purple flowers with white throats and an egg-yolk yellow blotch, appear from summer through to the autumn. Great for pollinators and shows resistance to rust and powdery mildews

Position

Full sun

Soil Types

Chalk, Loam, Sand

Max Height

0.1-0.5 metres

Max Spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
1 year
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Height
0.1-0.5 metres

Growing Conditions

Chalk Loam Sand
Moisture
Well–drained
pH
Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

  • H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
  • H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
  • H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
  • H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
  • H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
  • H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
  • H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
  • H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
  • H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)
H3

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Plantaginaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Bushy
Genus
Antirrhinum can be annuals, perennials or sub-shrubs, with simple leaves and tubular, 2-lipped flowers which may be solitary or in terminal racemes, in summer and autumn
Name Status
Unresolved

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun, avoiding winter wet

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings in summer. Overwinter young plants under glass

Suggested planting locations and garden types

  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Patio and container plants
  • Bedding
  • Cut flowers
  • Flower borders and beds

Pruning

deadhead regularly and cut back after the first flush to encourage more blooms. Prune to shape in mid-spring if required

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids

Diseases

May be susceptible to Powdery mildews, has some resistance to antirrhinum rust