Sure, You Can Nonetheless Plant Tulips!
By Christine Freeburn, Grasp Gardener
In contrast to daffodils, which ought to be within the floor by Thanksgiving, tulip bulbs could be planted anytime from September till when the bottom freezes in December. If you plant later within the season, squirrels should not as energetic, so might not uncover and dig up your bulbs.
Planting in circles or teams reasonably than in a straight line is extra pleasing to the attention. Plant tulips in nicely drained soil no less than 6-8 inches deep and 2-3 inches aside.
Hen manure is an effective fertilizer and it’ll additionally deter squirrels. For five or 6 bulbs, dig your gap (digging that 8” deep can even deter squirrels), put in a pair tablespoons of fertilizer within the gap, place bulbs (one in center with the remainder round), cowl with soil, pat firmly, sprinkle extra fertilizer, cowl naked earth with leaves or mulch (to disguise it from squirrels) and water completely.
You can too use heavy wire to cowl the world to maintain squirrels from digging or place a board or rock over the world, eradicating it when the bottom has frozen.
After your flowers fade in spring, you possibly can reduce the flower stem however let the leaves die again naturally. This permits photosynthesis to proceed, giving meals again into the bulb so it’ll produce once more the subsequent yr. Plant perennials shut by in order that they emerge and conceal the tulip leaves as they refuse.
There are literally thousands of completely different tulip varieties in many colors, styles and sizes. Under is an inventory of among the foremost tulip varieties with their traits.
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Single Early
- blooms in cooler climate with daffodils
- cup form with 6 petals
- common peak of 10-18 inches
- reside for 3-4 years
Single Late
- additionally referred to as Cottage tulip
- tallest varieties standing 18-30 inches tall
- bloom when temperatures heat
- lengthy lasting blooms however shorter life
Double Early and Late
- also referred to as Peony tulips due to their multi-petaled construction
- could be early or late varieties
- blooms could be 6 inches on 10-16 inch stems
- delicate to rain and will flop
- shorter lived kind
Darwin Hybrid
- cross between Fosteriana and late blooming single tulips
- tall sturdy stems 22 to 34 inches
- giant blooms
- carry out yr after yr
Triumph
- sturdy stemmed selection rising 16 to 24 inches tall
- cross between single early and Darwin
- blooms mid season
- edges on petals are sometimes a unique color
Parrot
- vibrant colors and feathery or ruffled petals
- lengthy stems and enormous blooms make them are typically extra delicate
- are typically later blooming
- not lengthy lived, however showy
Fringed
- also referred to as Crispii tulips
- good frilly edges which may generally distinction with remainder of bloom
- typically late bloomers
- will solely reside just a few years
Fosteriana
- also referred to as Emperor tulips
- early to mid season bloomer with huge blooms and enormous slim leaves
- carry out yr after yr
Greigii
- also referred to as Turkestan tulips
- huge vibrant flowers are typically on shorter stems
- mid season bloomer
- leaves are streaked or noticed maroon
- carry out yr after yr
Kaufmanniana
- early to mid season blooming time
- blooms resemble waterlilies as they have an inclination to open float in vibrant daylight
- normally brief stemmed, about 6 to 10 inches tall
- carry out yr after yr
Lily Flower
- late blooming
- lengthy pointed petals which arch outwards
- 14 to 30 inches tall
Viridiflora
- generally known as a inexperienced tulip for the inexperienced markings on the petals
- late season however lengthy blooming
- 16 to 24 inches tall
Rembrandt
- variegated petals in deep purple or reddish streaks
- 18 to 26 inches tall
- authentic cultivar now not obtainable, however you might discover Rembrandt kind
Species
- generally known as botanical
- smaller and shorter however prolific
- naturalize nicely
- carry out yr after yr
- squirrels don’t dig or eat
- (When you’ve learn this far, that is my favorite tulip…lengthy lived, squirrel-proof, multiply nicely)
References
Toronto Grasp Gardeners Gardening Information for Rising Tulips
