How to Use snapdragon in a Sentence

snapdragon

noun
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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • That’s her bread and butter right now, as well as edible flowers like snapdragons and violas.
    — Nick Rallo, Dallas News, 12 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
  • Choose plants such as forsythia, lilac bush, zinnias, daffodils, lavender, and snapdragons for flower gardens.
    — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 21 June 2023
  • Continue to deadhead: Remove faded, dead flowers from cool-season bedding plants, such as foxglove, columbine, snapdragon and dianthus.
    — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 29 Apr. 2018
  • Millennial Pink) at weddings this year, this colorful array of peonies, snapdragons, alliums and dahlias is a refreshing change from the recent norm.
    — Lyndsey Matthews, Country Living, 5 July 2017
  • Earlier this year, the US Department of Agriculture approved the sale of purple tomatoes, which contain snapdragon genes that boost their antioxidant content and increase shelf life.
    — WIRED, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The Flower Remedy now has 13 garden beds that sprout ranunculus, cosmos, anemones, snapdragons and other flowers.
    — Roxana Becerril, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Right now, the cool season flowers — snapdragons, strawflowers, sweet peas and poppies — are transitioning to ranunculus and anemones and summer annuals like dahlias, zinnias and cosmos.
    — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023
  • The martinis will featuring No.209 Gin and edible flowers such as rose, geranium, lavender, and snapdragons.
    — Nancy Trejos, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2018

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