Can be used as borders or background plants. Snapdragons prefer cool weather, but grow in sunny spots through summer. They are good for cut flowers. These fragrant flowers are most striking in pink, white and lavender. They are mostly marketed as mixed varieties, but you can find the long-flowering varieties in seedlings of one color only.
Stocks thrive in cold weather, but do just fine in sunny summer gardens.
Some shade and plenty of water help them along. Good for cut flowers. This good-looking plant spreads out and produces masses of mixed flowers. Blaze, the solid scarlet color, is the best known. Plant in the sun for flowers from mid-summer.