most of us grow it in the garden.. as an annual ... and its short lived in the best circumstances .... even if its perennial further south ....

and i seem to think.. it used to reseed itself somewhat ... not really a problem for me in MI ... but never the exact flower you had the year before ...

sometimes it lasted the whole season ... sometimes it just didnt ...

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a561

if it was a gift.. and you insist on indoors .... just enjoy the heck out of it ... and then get rid of it.. when it starts going downhill ... like a bouquet of cut flowers ...

ken

Yes, it was a mother's day gift from my son . I was keeping it indoors as it's winter here in Melbourne and I was not sure if it would survive the cold and rain outside.

Will easily survive a Melbourne winter!! It overwinters perfecty well for me and I am in a much colder part of the world. What it doesn't care for is high summer heat, so best treated as a cooler early spring or fall bloomer in areas that get hot summers.

I am impressed that you have kept it going indoors since Mother's Day........and flowering as well!

It's the second time it has flowered since May. I am keeping it near a window where it gets full sun. Maybe in a few days I will plant it outside. Spring is almost here.

Looking up Melbourne average summer and winter temps I think your snapdragon will be fine. They're actually perennials and where they're happy can live for some years. They like good drainage. Here they naturalise on old ruins. You've done well to keep it alive indoors. You must have a very light home.

I doubt that at this time of year it will tolerate the sudden change well. I would wait at least until Spring is really there.

Winter in Melbourne appears to be pretty warm. I think it'll be fine.

Melbourne winter is wet, lots of rain & very windy. I will wait a month or so before planting it outside. Thanks everyone for your input.

Obviously you know your climate but none of those things would bother a snapdragon. These things survive British winters and I'm fairly sure ours are wetter, windier and definitely much colder than yours.