Tulips

Need some colour in your garden?
Tulips are a great way to get some colour and you can plant them and now really worry about them too much.
The tulip is the most popular of the spring-flowering bulbs. It also offers the greatest variety in colour, shape, and form of any bulb.

 

Growing Tulips:
There are thousands of different types of tulips and all of them are lovely. The flowers come in many shapes from simple star shapes to really flamboyant double petals. They are widely used in seasonal bedding schemes or to give a splash of colour in pots on the patio.

Tips:

• Plant bulbs 5 to 8 inches deep (less for tiny species tulips) and 4 to 6 inches apart in a sunny, well-drained area.
• Plant in autumn, then water well.
• Divide bulbs every few years when flowering diminishes.
• Tulips need a period of cool weather to bloom. For that reason, pre-cooled bulbs are available for winter planting in warmer zones. These should be treated as annuals and replaced yearly.

Propagating tulips:

• By division.

Uses for tulips:

• Cut flowers, forcing, beds, and borders.
• Species tulips are ideal for naturalizing.