Need help for my snapdragon,cherry blossom

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osorio111 Shafter, CA Oct 21, 2014

I got some snapdragon and cherry blossom and i just planted the plants in a pot i need some tips on how to care for them so they can look healthy and grow bigger also tips on watering and how much sun they should get

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valal Natick, MA Oct 29, 2014

http://gardening.about.com/od/plantprofiles/p/Snapdragons.htm

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Pistil Lake Stevens, WA(Zone 8a) Nov 02, 2014

Hi osorio- I have never gardened in California, and of course Seattle is opposite, but, I do have snapdragons so I will try. I was waiting to see if a Californian tried to help you.
They sould do well in a pot, but might appreciate some afternoon shade so they do not get too hot. However, now it is cooler there so full sun may be perfect over the winter. Full sun is fine here all year but they do not mind a bit of shade.
Snapdragons seem a bit drought tolerant, but do well with regular watering. They do not like to be soggy all the time.
If you just let them be, they might get tall and skinny. (some snaps are bred to be dwarf and I do not know if this is one). If you pinch off the flower stalk just below the flowers, it will grow back bushier and never get as tall. This is optional.
When the flowers are gone or mostly done, if you pinch off the stalk it might bloom again. This is also optional.
Mine do not seem to be big "feeders" but a bit of fertilizer every now and again might help. Miracle grow works fine, use the indoor directions of a teaspoonful in a gallon of water and just water the pot with that .

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Diana_K Contra Costa County, CA(Zone 9b) Nov 02, 2014

Full sun through the winter. If you can locate them out of the freezing wind, that would be really good.
Snaps tend to get rust here, I would spray for that, unless you know your variety is resistant.
There is also a pest that will burrow in and kill the flower bud. (Not sure of the name, the hole is about 1/8" diameters). Might spray for that, too. I would start with the safer sorts of pesticides, like insecticidal soap before moving on the stronger products.

OK, looked up the bug. It is a caterpillar called a Bud Worm. Dipel ought to control it if you keep them sprayed so the baby caterpillars are killed.

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kittriana Magnolia, TX(Zone 9a) Nov 10, 2014

Snaps will come back, they can be trimmed to 5", and like cool weather.

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Diana_K Contra Costa County, CA(Zone 9b) Nov 10, 2014

"... and like cool weather ..."

That is why they are fall-winter-spring plants in most of coastal and valley California. Gets too hot in the summer.

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kittriana Magnolia, TX(Zone 9a) Nov 10, 2014

We have native snapdragons here, but occasionally they survive for 2yrs without a dieback, or show back up when in ground, and we dont expect them.

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