How to Care for Tulips, Tulip Bulbs

How To Care For Your Tulips

Planting: Plant tulip bulbs in mid to late fall up until Christmas. Planting too early can result in frost damage to the shoot tips. Dig individual holes, or a trench 6 to 8 inches deep. Add 1 tablespoon of bone meal to each bulb's hole. Place bulbs in the ground pointed side up and 5 to 6 inches apart. Cover bulbs with soil. After planting, water the beds until the soil is thoroughly moist to help root formation.

Site and Soil: Full sun to part shade; average well drained soil. Tulips cannot tolerate standing water. You can improve drainage by mixing 2 lbs. peat moss to each square yard of soil.

After They Bloom: Pinch off the developing seedpods after flowering and allow the leaves to yellow before removing them. If you find yourself still having tulip leaves when you want to plant annual flowers then switch to early varieties of tulips that will be finished when it is time to plant annuals.

Brecks::
Ice Cream Tulip - Truly one of the most distinctive tulips you’ll ever see. White petals are closely mounded against one another and form a central cone that resembles vanilla ice cream. Strawberry-pink petals, tinged with green, encircle this lush delight. As a border or container plant these 4" blooms are certainly eyecatching. Dazzling in a cut-flower arrangement.

Zones: 3-8. Bulb Size: 11+ cm. Height: 10". Bloom Time: Late Spring

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Brecks::
Firespray Tulips - This hot tulip mixture in shades of red, yellow and orange is sure to melt away your winter blues. Its outstanding feature is that each bulb produces several blooms. Originally Firespray Tulips were only available in red. Now they are offered in vibrant colours of yellow and orange. This bold selection is also a naturalizing wonder that looks terrific in a border or cutting garden. Zones: 3-8. Bulb Size: 10+ cm. Height: 8-10"
Bloom Time: Early to Mid Spring. For each offer ordered, get 12 bulbs.