How to prune snapdragon 'rocket'

Pinch young plants once in early spring; deadhead through summer and autumn. Pinch the main stem tip once when seedlings have 3–4 leaf pairs to encourage side branches. Cut spent flower spikes back to a strong lateral shoot or the next bud to keep plants producing.

Pinch once at planting; deadhead every 1–2 weeks through bloom. Snapdragon 'Rocket' is a tall annual grown for cut flowers. Pinch growing tips of young plants once to encourage branching, though Rocket-series plants are often grown single-stemmed for market stems. Deadhead or cut spent spikes to a lateral shoot throughout the season to extend bloom into autumn.

Pinch the main stem tip once when seedlings have 3–4 leaf pairs to encourage side branches. Cut spent flower spikes back to a strong lateral shoot or the next bud to keep plants producing.