Antirrhinum Pretty in Pink

This cultivar is the result of many years breeding; it carries a unique flower for the genus and has proven itself to be hardy to -4◦C if treated like a Penstemon, It will not tolerate very wet winters and may need protection in particularly harsh climates. Its long flowering period will be a delight.

• This is an outstanding new perennial with bright pink tubular flowers.
• Easy to grow
• Flowers all Summer long until the first frost
• Excellent in a border or large patio container
• Remove the dead flowers for a continuous display
• Attracts butterflies & bees
• The flowers last up to 14 days in water
• Hardy to -4°C  in most free draining soils, similar to a Penstemon or Gaura
  
• Best in full sun to dappled shade
• Less fungal diseases than existing cultivars.
• Rob Hardy of Hardy’s Cottage Plants told me in May 2016 that A. Pretty in Pink had come though the winter at their nursery at Whitchurch, Hampshire

On 3rd Feb 2017, the plant patent for Antirrhinum Pretty in Pink was granted now protected in the USA

US PP27,559 P2

Launched 18th May 2015 at the Chelsea Flower Show by Hardy’s Cottage Garden Plants

youtube Rosy Hardy at Chelsea 2015