A few years ago, I had a small buch of Snow Drops in my garden. As time went on, I satarted having lots of of then in different parts of the garden. As snow drops are bulb flowers, it is unlikely that they are moved by birds, although squerrels may be suspects.
2007-02-23 23:27:44 · 4 answers · asked by East Ender 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Snowdrops grow little bulbs on the side of the big bulb. In time these bulblets flower, thats why a sparse clump soon becomes a big clump. Flowers will seed and may propagate that way but the young plants take a few years before they will flower. If you want to move snowdrops do it when they are in leaf (now). A moved clump will 'take' a lot better than bare bulbs.
2007-02-24 00:32:13 · answer #1 · answered by intelligentbutdizzy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never ever had any snow drops in my garden, but this year there is just one, a single one, in the middle of the garden. So I guess wind must have brought the seed. We don't get any squirrels or rodents here, I live in the middle of the city, so it could theoretically be a bird, or wind.
2007-02-23 23:40:56 · answer #2 · answered by Ymmo the Heathen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are not many bugs approximately yet my backyard snowdrops constantly produce fat drugs of seeds. nonetheless, even in this chilly climate I incredibly have see a bumble bee (Bombus terrestris), a hoverfly (Eristalis tenax) and a honey bee (Apis mellifera) traveling mine. Bumble bees are rather hardy (stunning fur coat!) and are especially cases out on a sunny day in January.
2016-12-14 04:33:39 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Strong winds can disperse the seeds and they easily naturalize this way. It's a great way to get more plants.
2007-02-23 23:32:32 · answer #4 · answered by Gnometomes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋