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- With which methods can snowdrops be propagated?
- The simplest propagation method: separating the onions
- Propagation using the seeds
- Tips & Tricks
With which methods can snowdrops be propagated?
A lonely snowdrop in the garden is cute to look at. But when planted in groups, snowdrops are better. For this it is not necessary to spend a lot of money. Snowdrops can easily be reproduced. Here's how it works!
Early article Snowdrop - flowering time, time to propagate and transplantThe simplest propagation method: separating the onions
As a proven and rapid propagation method, which is to recommend to every snowdrop lover to the heart, is the sharing of the plant or separating new onions. During or shortly after flowering, a good time has come to replant the planted snowdrops in this way.
A later division is not advisable. The bulbs need plenty of time to root and in the fall it can be difficult to start, as the onions are often leached out. In the spring they are soaked with water and energy. By the middle of March at the latest, this propagation method is recommended.
How to proceed:
Propagation using the seeds
Growing snowdrops with their seeds does not necessarily have to be taken into their own hands. Ants help to spread the seeds. The ants carry the seeds away to eat their nutrient body. As a result, the snowdrops are naturally distributed throughout the garden.
If you do not want to rely on the work of the ants, you can sow the seeds. In April the seeds usually ripen. They are in the spherical and light brown colored fruit. It is best if the seeds are sown immediately in the field or in a box.
Tips & Tricks
As the formation of seeds weakens the plant, the wilted flowers of most snowdrops would rather be cut off. All you have to do is harvest the seeds of a handful of snowdrops to get lots of new specimens.