Snapdragons

I've always thought of snapdragons as annuals but I've still got pots of them still in flower in the garden, also they are still producing new growth. If I cut down the old growth what are the chances of over wintering them? Could I take cuttings from the new growth? Is this a totally daft idea?

 

Hi Terrier. According to my book, although all the Snapdragons that we buy are cultivars, they are all based on Antirrhinum majus, which is a short lived, tender perennial.

Certainly mine often come back, and Yorkshire won't be any warmer than you. I have lifted them and overwintered then under glass before.

I am sure that you can take cuttings, but I am not sure that now would be a good time. You need the mother plant to be in reasonable growth, and you need to provide heat and light.