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- How is the snapdragon cut back?
- Cut off the stunted
- Pruning before the winter
- Pruning in spring
- The cutting rules in a nutshell:
- Tips
Snapdragons can also be cut for the vase
How is the snapdragon cut back?
Snapdragons are among the most popular flowering plants as they are extremely robust and easy to care for. They bloom from June to well into the fall, provided they are a little neat and properly cut back. How you have to cut the snapdragon so that it always sets new flowers and flowers permanently, we have summarized in this article for you.
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So that the snapdragon is not unnecessarily much power in the seed formation and drives again and again fresh buds everything Abblown must be regularly cleaned. Cut out the faded inflorescences and at the same time cut the main shoots a few centimeters for bushy growth.
Pruning before the winter
Since the naturally grown green is an excellent protection, you should not cut back the winter hardy snapdragon in autumn. Often you can enjoy the flowers until December.
As soon as the first night frosts threaten, the plant is only protected from frost by a mulch layer of leaves and loosely sprinkled spruce branches.
Pruning in spring
Only in spring do you cut the snapdragon back to a height of one to two inches above the ground.
The cutting rules in a nutshell:
Tips
Snapdragons are long-lived vase flowers. Cut the flower stalks in the early morning hours, because then they are longer lasting. Choose shoots whose lower three to four flowers have already withered, so that even the uppermost buds reliably open in the vase.