225 · Snapdragon Rembrandt

About this plant

Named for the painter's palette, Rembrandt carries big, sturdy spikes in soft peach and pink with a candy-sweet fragrance, and Baker Creek rates the blooms as unusually long-lasting for cutting. It is a 120-day, main-season variety, so it flowers later than most snapdragons. Plant it in February and expect color in late spring rather than early. Note: NOT IN Bloom in february — sold green, and this one blooms Later than other snapdragons (120 days, long-day type). Color may run peach-pink or gold-orange depending on seed strain.

Planting it at home

When to plant out

Right away. Our low-desert planting window for cool-season plants ends about mid-February.

Where

Full sun with afternoon shade from May onward, to stretch the bloom

Spacing

6–9 in cutting, 9–12 in beds

Size

~18 in (45 cm) per Muller Seeds for this cultivar — Baker Creek publishes no height . At 18 in, staking is optional.

Care

Sun

Full sun

Water

Moist, well-drained; base-water only

Feed

A light flower fertilizer every 3–4 weeks while blooming (general guide).

Pick / harvest

Cut when the lowest floret opens (GITG)

Deadhead

Cut off spent flowers to keep new blooms coming.

Good to know

Caution

Petals only are edible. Do not eat leaves or stems.

Grown from

Seed — sown by FHCG volunteers

Life cycle

Tender perennial (USDA 7a–10b) grown as an annual in 9b

Heirloom or hybrid

Heirloom — saved seeds grow true

Pollinators

Bumblebees, hummingbirds, butterflies

Days to bloom

120 days (Baker Creek FL651)

Heat (our summer)

Poor — and its late-blooming habit walks it straight into the heat

Cold

Yes — very cold tolerant, to ~0°F per GITG

Color

Soft peach and pink (Baker Creek FL651). Note: 'Rembrandt' from other seed houses (Muller Seeds) is gold-and-orange with a white throat — expect variation.

Edible

Petals only, bitter; best as a garnish (NC State Extension, NY Botanical Garden).