Snapdragon

Hi All.
My snapdragons are coming along nicely but now I am a bit confused.I was reading on the web how you pinch them out etc ,then plant out when ready and wait for them to flower.
Other sites say they are biennial which from my understanding means growth this year and flowers next?? Not sure which one is correct

 

I think the first one is correct but the second may also be true.

You could sow them in the late summer and overwinter the little plants, then plant out. Many are more or less perennial - my mother has a lovely cream one which has self-set, blooms through the winter if it can, and seeds all around into the gravel path.

You can also raise plants in spring in the conventional manner.

I never cut back or pull out the plants in the autumn. Best wait till spring and see if you've got anything left with potential. They are also easy to take summer cuttings from if you have a favourite colourway and the bushes yield any suitable material.

 

I've grown them for the last four years Trogre. If you pinch the tops out when they have four or five pairs of true leaves it will help them fill out with new stems. I sow my in spring and they've not failed to flower the same year even though they are classed as biennial.

 

Thanks for you answers.I can see now why they flower same year as planting or overwinter.
Good one on tip about pinching out tips.