Maryland Flamingo Snapdragon

Maryland Flamingo is an upright snapdragon whose bright salmon-rose flower spikes add a warm pink tone to the Maryland cut-flower series. [PanAmerican Seed lists it among its cool-season selections](https://www.panamseed.com/Products/057800892001878/snapdragon-maryland-flamingo/) and describes strong, clean stems with well-defined spikes for greenhouse, high-tunnel, field, or garden cutting. ## Form and use [Ball’s PanAmerican Seed catalog describes Flamingo as bright salmon-rose](https://info.ballseed.com/MarketingPDF.aspx?blobid=771); the exact shade may read more pink or rose as flowers and light conditions vary. The Maryland series has a stated 39–60 inch stem range and upright habit. Use it in a cutting garden, repeated border grouping, or a greenhouse/high-tunnel crop where stems can be harvested cleanly. ## Growing conditions [NC State Extension describes snapdragons as short-lived tender perennials commonly grown as annuals](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/antirrhinum-majus/common-name/common-snapdragon/). Choose full sun or light shade and moist, fertile, well-drained soil. Maryland is a Group 1–2 series for cool-season, moderate-light production; autumn, winter, and spring are crop schedules that depend on location and protection, not a universal landscape bloom promise. Keep the root zone evenly moist during active growth while allowing excess water to drain. ## Maintenance Harvest spikes after the lower florets open, and keep cut stems vertical during handling. In garden beds, remove finished spikes if encouraging another flush is useful. Avoid overhead watering where possible and monitor for rust and other fungal leaf or stem problems.