Pinch out the first flowers to encourage a bushier plant with more flowers or let them grow for a more open look. They will bloom much better if regularly cut. ... In cut flower production, gomphrena are grown spaced 6-8″ apart rather than the recommended 12-18″ to force longer stems.

Should gomphrena be pinched?

Grow under lights until plants have at least two sets of true leaves and begin hardening off to prepare seedlings to be planted outdoors. Gomphrena does not need to be pinched, as the plant will branch naturally.

How do you pinch back gomphrena?

Trim the gomphrena in early spring. Pinch off branch tips to encourage a bushier exterior and pinch off wilted blooms at the stem.