Favourite Summer Half-Hardy Annuals
Favourite summer half-hardy annuals for wonderful arrangements and brilliant containers.
30 seeds 030052 | £3.50 |
Delivery late April
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5 seedlings 510206-5 | £6.50 |
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10 seedlings 510206-10 | £11.95 |
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15 seedlings 510206-15 | £16.95 |
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5 jumbo seedlings 510206-SP05 | £8.50 |
Delivery mid May
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Or buy this as part of our Summer Border Antirrhinum Collection and Antirrhinum Collection.
This one is a giant in pure white, which makes a statuesque and beautiful cut flower. Our top-selling favourite. Self-sows at Perch Hill.
You can over-winter these in a cold frame, for huge, early flowers in May, or just sow in early spring for picking in summer and autumn. These varieties have also all been bred for good rust resistance.
If you have ordered these seeds, we have had unforeseen delays and they will now be available late March. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Genus | Antirrhinum |
Group/Species | majus |
Variety | White Giant F1 |
Type | Perennial (grown as an annual) |
Common Name | Snapdragon |
Border Position | Cutting Garden |
Soil Type | Neutral - Alkaline |
Scent | Unscented |
Site | Full Sun |
Moisture | Moist but Well-drained |
Height | 90cm (36in) |
Spacing | 30cm (12in) |
Sowing, Seeds, Planting | Sow under cover in early spring, pot on and plant out after last frosts. Or sow September-October for planting in a very sheltered spot. Do not cover seed with compost. Thin to 30cm (12in) |
Care Tips | They will need staking, or growing up through horizontally stretched jute netting. Keep picking (not to the ground but to above a pair of leaves), and these will keep flowering for months at a time. |
Flowering | June - October |
Vase Life | 7-10 days. |
Harvesting | Flower production: 3 months. |
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Favourite summer half-hardy annuals for wonderful arrangements and brilliant containers.
Watch as Sarah shares her top hardy annual flowers.
Plant Delivery - When in stock, please allow up to 4-6 weeks for despatch. For fruit & veg bare roots/crowns or potatoes, please allow up to 2 weeks for despatch.
Seeds Delivery - When in stock, please allow up to 5 days for despatch.
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Antirrhinum majus 'White Giant' F1 reviews
Reviewed 13th August 2019 by Deborah Lovely. A few lost to snails - I’ll plant in pots in future |
Reviewed 7th August 2019 by Elizabeth
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Reviewed 7th August 2019 by Rebecca I'm very inexperienced with gardening but these Snap Dragons (bought as seeds) were a big success - beautiful, large flowers. Very pleased. Couldn't fault the service. |
Reviewed 5th August 2019 by Brenda Good strong plants, flowered well and am hoping for repeats. Drought has not helped, in spite of watering fairly frequently. |
Reviewed 2nd August 2019 by Maureen This year were amazing. These seeds are for next year |
Reviewed 1st August 2019 by Virginia Very good germination and really strong plants |
Reviewed 31st July 2019 by William Fine to date; pricing competative |
Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Catherine
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Mrs Henton May have been the weather..?but they were a disaster. Did not germinate at all and I do have a greenhouse. |
Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Mary Excellent ..lovely plnats |
Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Mary Beautiful may not have again as need staking in windy coastal garden |
Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Sheila
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Janet Very prolific flowering good , tall, strong plants. |
Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Harriet Great in several places. All thrived. |
Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Janetanne Good germination and nice plants which are just starting to flower in the last week of July. Not fully out yet but looking promising. |
Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Christine Lovely blooms, all seeds germinated |
Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Sandra Excellent service and standard of plants, in fantastic condition, they have grown really well and look wonderful in my garden, have ordered other plants and the standard and service has been just as good, would always use you, and will order more next year !! |
Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Judith Very pleased with thrm, flowering well |
Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Margaret Repeat order as so successful last year. Fabulous in the border and as a cut flower. |
Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Gilly Wonderful, very good plants. Doing very well. |
Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Deborah Lovely. A few lost to snails - I’ll plant in pots in future |
Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Christine As always, the plants supplied are of excellent quality and packaged exceedingly well. |
Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Susan Wow stunning ,fabulous plants adore them |
Reviewed 27th November 2018 by Cally Flowered late cos of hot and dry conditions |
Reviewed 22nd November 2018 by Kay The plants were beautiful. I potted them up first of all to let them grow more roots before planting in the garden. Two of them failed. I don't know why. |
Reviewed 21st November 2018 by Renee
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Reviewed 15th November 2018 by Carol Really struggled this hot summer. The two that bloomed were lovely. |
Reviewed 14th November 2018 by Vanessa They have been flowering non stop and have really bulked up. |
Reviewed 14th November 2018 by Mrs Hill They flowered over a long period and were a nice contrast to Dahlias and my other flowers. They arrived in very good condition. |
Reviewed 31st October 2018 by Graham
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Reviewed 31st October 2018 by Jill
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Reviewed 11th October 2018 by Jane Still flowering in October but rather droopy plants |
Reviewed 11th October 2018 by Paul Beautiful variety but a very small number of minute seeds supplied for relatively high price |
Reviewed 3rd October 2018 by Pamela Disappointing most died , were potted on then transplanted into garden where despite watering in dry weather they seemed to get some disease. One flowered well and is still going Reply from the Sarah Raven Team:"Thank you for leaving your review. We are very sorry to hear of your disappointment with your and have refunded you for them." Posted 7th November 2018 |
Reviewed 29th September 2018 by Mrs Noble The antirinums were brilliant for my daughters wedding and are still flowering now even in Scotland |
Reviewed 21st September 2018 by Joyce I bought a whole bunch of plug plants and tubers in Spring, all for a clients cutting garden. I grew the plant on until they were 2/3Litre pot size. The plants were all good, strong and sturdy and I only have two that died off in around 275 plants. I was dissappointed with the dahlias though as the not all came true as per the label. I certainly didnt get the Labyrinth that I ordered. |
Reviewed 20th September 2018 by Penelope Very prompt delivery of top quality goods. Always consistent and comes with sound advice. Would highly recommend and will be ordering again |
Reviewed 19th September 2018 by Rebecca My absolute favourites - I grow them every year and they reliably flower their socks off for ages and ages. I wouldn’t say they were as quite tall as the description, but perhaps that’s just because I pinch them out so much when they’re young so that they grow to be really bushy and have more flower heads. |
Reviewed 19th September 2018 by Hilary See above- a lovely variety. |
Reviewed 19th September 2018 by Marion Very good plants, I would buy them again. With a little deadheading, they have flowered all summer long and are still going in September. Amazing. They only reached about 50-60 cm though, not exactly giant! |
Reviewed 19th September 2018 by Shirley These have been fantastic all summer and still flowering now. Good stems of long lasting flowers. |
Reviewed 19th September 2018 by Peter I planted these in a container with Gladioli and they complimented each other,giving me a perfect display for a number of weeks. |
Reviewed 19th September 2018 by Tracey
Poor germination. Second packet of seeds that have failed. Not down to me as many other customers say the same on social media. |
Reviewed 19th September 2018 by Frances The white Giants have developed into lush green plants but they have no flowers. Reply from the Sarah Raven Team:"Thank you for leaving your review. We are very sorry to hear of your disappointment with your Antirrhinums and have refunded you for them." Posted 7th November 2018 |
Reviewed 19th September 2018 by Janet Sadly I bought 3 packets of seeds all of which failed. I have grown these for the past two,years with great results. However the Customer Care team were brilliant and I received a full refund. Will try again next spring |
Reviewed 19th September 2018 by Diane The plants did not come up as Giant as I expected. They are roughly the same size as the other antirrhinums I planted. May have had something to do with poor growing conditions this year, but a little disappointing. |
Reviewed 19th September 2018 by Samantha Always reliable for cutting still flowering in Sept. |
Reviewed 19th September 2018 by Claire
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Reviewed 19th September 2018 by Jenny Used them in a pot to brighten a dark corner, very effective |
Reviewed 19th September 2018 by Fiona
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Reviewed 19th September 2018 by Jo Poultney Easy to germinate and gave lovely flowers all summer |
Reviewed 17th September 2018 by Louise Best now since the start of the season . But not as tall as I expected in spite of regular watering |
Reviewed 17th September 2018 by ANN My fault. They went into a very crowded bed so didn,t have enough space to flourish as they should have. |
Reviewed 13th September 2018 by Beryl Excellent all round and will try to over winter. |
Reviewed 13th September 2018 by Maggie They took a while to establish,but that could have been the hot dry summer. |
Reviewed 12th September 2018 by Mrs Evans The plants fit in well with the white theme and add height to the border. They arrived as healthy plants and are still going strong. |
Reviewed 12th September 2018 by Dorothy
Very strong upright plants in a dazzling white which looked good in my tubs. |
Reviewed 12th September 2018 by Carolyn These were supposed to be giant but were miniature. Very disappointed indeed. Reply from the Sarah Raven Team:"Thank you for leaving your review. We are very sorry to hear of your disappointment with your Antirrhinum seedlings and have refunded you for them." Posted 7th November 2018 |
Reviewed 12th September 2018 by Jane Good condition of plants very pleased |
Reviewed 12th September 2018 by Freda
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Reviewed 12th September 2018 by Hannah
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Reviewed 7th September 2018 by Caralyn Some of them did not survive in the extreme conditions this year. |
Reviewed 5th September 2018 by Janet See previous comments - issues are due to when we got a hot dry spell, followed by a much cooler and wet July /August |
Reviewed 3rd September 2018 by Mrs Davies Unfortunately i planted these just in front of the Salvia plants. The Salvia plants have completely overwhelmed them. So have not really had the benefit. BTW the Salvias now must be about 5/6 fèet in height and are flowering still well. |
Reviewed 3rd September 2018 by Mrs Jacobsen Fuss free foolproof and long lasting. |
Reviewed 2nd September 2018 by Sandra very good service. seeds grew well. you have not mentioned other items I bought. |
Reviewed 2nd September 2018 by Sue
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Reviewed 30th August 2018 by Jane Very poor germination results. |
Reviewed 29th August 2018 by Jan Very good plants, continuous flowers for three months and hopefully again next year. |
Reviewed 29th August 2018 by Linda Don't know if the weather made a difference, but the plants are only now looking really good. |
Reviewed 29th August 2018 by Crystal great service and product |
Stunning
Reviewed 25th May 2018 by Tracey I bought these seeds last year and thought the resulting plants were stunning. This year I had a pleasant surprise, because they have self-seeded and I have an even better display than last year. Highly delighted! |
Love It! Love It! Love It!
Reviewed 8th September 2017 by Shihan Willathgamuwa It was my first time growing these. I rarely grow plants from seeds however these were easy to germinate. They are currently flowering their little socks off. They are absolutely gorgeous. Not sure if it was mine but I had to provide some support for the plants but the flower stems are very sturdy. I have already bought a packet of seeds to grow next year. |
White Giant
Reviewed 5th August 2017 by Olive Bennewith Fabulous - brilliantly white spikes of tall flowers - completely different to most antirrhinums. |
Brilliant
Reviewed 9th August 2016 by CARMEN LUCK Easy to grow and they look amazing, I received such brilliant comments on how wonderful they were at our village open gardens. |
EXCELLENT
Reviewed 7th September 2015 by Maggie Pearson Easy to grow looks good in mixed border. Holds itself well in a line of cut flrs. Has very good cut for life and is easy to mix in with other flrs roses etc . |
Beautiful plant
Reviewed 31st August 2015 by Gill B This is my second year of growing Antirrhinum 'White Giant'. I love it in the garden and in the vase. It hasn't bent over despite some windy weather earlier in the year. I highly recommend it. |
Fantastic plants
Reviewed 23rd August 2015 by Mrs J Remington This is my first time growing these and they have been absolutely beautiful. Easy to grow and remained statuesque in the cutting patch I created in my daughter's garden without support. Would highly recommend them. I even got a second place at my village show! |