How to Use snapdragon in a Sentence

snapdragon

noun
  • The same is true of snapdragons and low-growing sweet alyssum.
    Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023
  • Add snapdragons to planters or beds that need to be refreshed now.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The processor is clocked in a 3.0GHz and has some snapdragon blood inside of it.
    CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2019
  • In Zones 7-10, snapdragons may be available for planting in the fall, then overwinter in the ground and re-bloom in spring.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Snapdragon No need to wait until after the last frost to put snapdragon plants in the ground.
    Jeanne Ambrose, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2023
  • In the nearby greenhouse (about a 10-minute drive away), some of the staffers tend to the flowers—like lantanas and snapdragons—while others work the retail side.
    Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 22 May 2024
  • Although the flowers might have been damaged, pansies and snapdragons are hardy into the teens and should come through the recent cold just fine.
    Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 20 Jan. 2018
  • The roots and foliage are quite hardy, like chrysanthemums and Lenten roses, though snapdragons are not as long-lived as either of them.
    Nancy Brachey, charlotteobserver, 18 Sep. 2017
  • Mainstays of cottage gardens, snapdragons come in nearly all the colors and hues of the rainbow.
    Jeanne Ambrose, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The set comes with 15 flowers to create, such as roses, snapdragons, poppies, asters, daisies, and more, and when you’re done, they can be placed in a vase without wilting.
    Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Here, ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ heuchera brings warmth to loropetalum, snapdragons, and violas.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The plant choices range from lavender and catnip to snapdragons and alpine strawberry.
    Treehugger Editors, Treehugger, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Among the most colorful blooming plants now are the pomegranates, blue curl, mutabilis roses and snapdragons.
    Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Apr. 2023
  • With the hot weather though, the snapdragons will contract fungal rust disease and decline quickly.
    Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Apr. 2018
  • The bouquet has 15 stems with a variety of blooms and greens, including roses, snapdragons, poppies, and daisies.
    Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 1 July 2024
  • That’s her bread and butter right now, as well as edible flowers like snapdragons and violas.
    Nick Rallo, Dallas News, 12 June 2023
  • The best-selling set comes with 15 stems and a mix of flower and leaf varieties, including roses, snapdragons, poppies, asters, daisies, and grasses.
    Sarah Toscano and Jennifer Maldonado, EW.com, 22 June 2023
  • When cheaper imports started entering the market, the farm switched to growing lilies, snapdragons and other flowers that are harder to ship.
    Gloria Dawson, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2016
  • My grandmother Ricka taught me flower names in her garden: snapdragon, iris, tulip.
    New York Times, 28 Apr. 2020
  • However, their florets are much smaller than those of snapdragons.
    Neil Sperry, star-telegram.com, 25 May 2017
  • Both offer an astounding selection, from deep purple anemones to silky white calla lilies to pastel pink snapdragons.
    Los Angeles Magazine, 20 June 2017
  • The flowers include snapdragons, roses, poppies, asters, daisies, and grasses.
    Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 2 Sep. 2023
  • In many situations deer pass up zinnias and snapdragons.
    Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 11 May 2018
  • For spring companion plants that, like pansies, can weather spring’s cold, Chacon suggests snapdragons, dianthus and stock.
    Colleen Smith, The Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2017
  • So did the vincas, snapdragons, kangaroo paws, salvia, sweet alyssum, begonias, primroses and false heather.
    Susan Christian Goulding, Orange County Register, 19 May 2017
  • Some cultures believed the plant had mystical powers that would bring good luck to those who carried them around, while others thought that hiding a snapdragon in their clothes made people gracious and cordial.
    Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 11 May 2022
  • To supplement the naturalized zinnias, obtain Dreamland transplants from your favorite nursery to fill in the space that will be available when the snapdragons decline.
    Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Make your mom's day with bohemian bunch that includes roses, delphinium, thistle, snapdragons and more.
    Town & Country, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Sweeney's bouquets included roses (of course), peonies, snapdragons, and more.
    Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Choose plants such as forsythia, lilac bush, zinnias, daffodils, lavender, and snapdragons for flower gardens.
    Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 21 June 2023

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