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- Cutting snowdrops: Do not proceed without thinking!
- Cut off old flowers
- Cut out unsightly leaves
- Snowdrops as cut flowers
- Tips & Tricks
Cutting snowdrops: Do not proceed without thinking!
Those who cut snowdrops wrong cut themselves proverbially into their own flesh. Cut at the wrong time and in the wrong way, it happens not infrequently that the snowdrop comes in and does not reappear in the coming year. What should be considered when cutting?
Cut off old flowers
After the snowdrop has faded, it is willing to form a capsule fruit that contains numerous small seeds. The formation of seeds costs a lot of energy for a snowdrop.
If you do not need the seeds, it is not a mistake to cut off the withered flowers between March and April. If you want to collect the seeds to multiply, it is sufficient to send 2 to 3 snowdrops into the seed formation. The remaining copies are shortened at the stalk. The flower stalks are cut off immediately after flowering.
Cut out unsightly leaves
You do not like snowdrops outside their heyday? You want to shorten the leaves to make room for other plants? Caution: An unwise cut of the leaves can mean the end of your snowdrops ...
When the fruits have formed, the onion extracts important nutrients from the leaves. She needs them for the next year to be able to drive out again. She replenishes her nutrient depot. Before the leaves are not yellowed, they should not be cut off. If they are dry and withered, they can be cut off or turned out. However, this procedure is not mandatory.
If the leaves are removed in the green state, the onion can not refuel. The plant comes in and does not reappear in the coming year. So remember to cut the leaves, if any, when they are yellowish-brownish.
Snowdrops as cut flowers
Snowdrops are suitable as cut flowers for the vase:
Tips & Tricks
When snowdrops grow in the lawn, the lawn should not be mown until the leaves of the snowdrops have turned yellow. Otherwise, there are no snowdrops to admire in full bloom next year.