did you notice any inchworms? Nicotina and petunias always loose flowers from flower eating caterpillars. They usually eat the seed pod and the bloom and leave the stalks and leaves alone.

Thanks for your response, kato_b. Nope, didn't see any inchworms. It was a pretty large section of Snapdragons (about 10" in diameter) that was taken out. And, it was such total annihilation that I didn't even suspect The Very Hungry Caterpillar :) I'll give it a closer look, though.

hah hah.... I should have known the very hungry caterpiller didn't get to snapdragons until Sunday and you posted this already on Wednesday!

If it was a patch of total annihalation I would blame something bigger like deer or rabbit. Or blame the neighbors cat.... cats are always up to something around here, I'm sure mischievious snapdragon snatching wouldn't be beyond them.

Or blame the neighbor! Snapdragons are great cut flowers.

Exactly the same thing happened my snapdragons only this afternoon. I noticed around lunchtime that one snapdragon had been eaten right to the stalks. There was one 30com high stalk remaining on the adjoining plant and I made a mental note to check on it when I got home that evening - but when I got back it was already stripped bare to the stalk - and not a single petal or piece leftover in sight!

Like you I've checked all the websites and they all say they're not edible, or it may be bugs etc etc

Btw I live on a busy road - no deer for miles
Am now fearful for the rest of my garden - and another crop of tasty snapdragons around the other side of the house

Help!!!

Raccoons seem to like my daughters snapdragons.

I just caught 2 rabbits eating my snap dragons. What’s up with that? Is there Anything I can do to stop them ???

My snapdragons are sheared off at the ground and stalks and flowers are left behind. I’ve surprised bunnies in the garden so they are my likely suspect. Treated with repel all with no luck. Replanted three times and have an empty garden. What can I do or what should I plant??