How do Snow Drops propagate?
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.
Reply:Strong winds can disperse the seeds and they easily naturalize this way. It's a great way to get more plants.
Reply: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.
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