Tulips

If the tulip was "forced" to bloom, it may take 2 or 3 years to rebloom and you might want to decide if it's worth it. If you want to try to save it: When leaves die back, store the bulbs in a dark, cool place until fall planting time. Because few homes have a good storage place, it may be better to directly plant the bulbs outdoors now. See if they bloom again in the spring! You may be surprised!

Hello! I got these gorgeous tulips the have bloomed now only in a vase of water as a gift as well, any answer found for when best time to transplant into the ground as the roots are plentiful and we live in Cincinnati...currently they are grougeous and in full bloom and i don't have the heart to through them away when they are finished, and am willing to try my best to see them again sometime next year in my yard! Thanks! I am not a green thumb either as you can see! LOL!

Central Florida is really too far south for perennial tulips (i.e., blooms year after year). You can purchase potted tulips and plant them out as annuals.

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If all is well with the bulbs next spring you should see ur flowers only blooms in spring to early summer , well worth the wait if u plant bulbs in late spring early summer may get leaves only

Tulip bulbs get crowded after a few years. Dig up the bulbs this fall and see if you can save some of the bigger ones. Replant them about 4 to 6 inches apart.

Keep them in the pots until the weather warms up and you can plant the tulips outside. Keep the pots in a cool room with good light. Water regularly to keep the soil moist. The tulips may bloom before you have a chance to put them outside.

Usually a light frost or light snow is OK. If it dips below 29 degrees you may want to cover the tulips with a sheet or blanket.

If you're in zone 7 or warmer, tulips tend to be annuals. You can not use them next year and need to buy new bulbs. To have a better chance of blooms, it's best to chill them for 8 weeks in the fridge before you plant them in the fall.

After the tulips are finished blooming, you can store the pot with the bulbs in a dark, cool place and then plant the bulbs in the fall. This is better for reblooms. See more information in the Q&As below on this page.

Potted tulips, which bloom just in spring, are usually forced for early bloom, which takes a lot of energy out of the bulb; it may take a few years before it reblooms, if at all. If you'd like to try to coax them to bloom another year or two, remove the dried leaves. Place the pot in a dark, cool, dry location. To prechill: In fall, place the pots in an area where temperatures are about 35 to 48 degrees F for 10 to 12 weeks. (You could dig up the bulbs, put them in a brown paper bag, and place them in the refrigerator, away from fruit and vegetables, for the prechilling requirement.) After the prechilling is over, gradually introduce the tulip bulbs (in pots) to a warm, sunny location (try cool, part sun, for a while). Keep up with the watering.

Potted tulips, which bloom just in spring, are usually forced for early bloom, which takes a lot of energy out of the bulb; it may take a few years before it reblooms, if at all. Some might bloom the next year or two, but the flowers will be smaller and duller. It is probably best to toss them and start fresh next year.

If you'd like to try to coax them to bloom another year or two, however, let the leaves yellow and dry naturally, so that the bulb can store up food; then remove the dead leaves. Meanwhile, as soon as the flowers have faded, prune off the top of the flower stalk (not the leaves), so that the plant does not spend energy forming seeds. Once all dead foliage has been removed, place the pot in a dark, cool, dry location. To prechill: In fall, place the pots in an area where temperatures are about 35 to 48 degrees F for 10 to 12 weeks. (You could dig up the bulbs, put them in a brown paper bag, and place them in the refrigerator, away from fruit and vegetables, for the prechilling requirement.) After the prechilling is over, gradually introduce the tulip bulbs (in pots) to a warm, sunny location (try cool, part sun, for a while). Keep up with the watering.

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Tulips, a northern species, do not do well in Florida because they need to be "chilled" in the winter during their dormancy period. However, we have known gardeners who are able to "prechill" the bulbs in the fridge for 2 to 4 months and then plant the bulbs in the ground come winter. The tulips will bloom in the spring--once--as an annual and they will not rebloom. Bulbs that are geared to Florida are: Gladiolus, Calla, Canna, Dahlia, Day Lily, and Iris. All the best!

Tulip seeds need a dormancy period before they can germinate. Place seeds in a damp paper towel in a plastic bag and put it in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 months.
Then plant them in a pot with soil and compost mix. Place the pot outside in a warm location. Seeds germinate at different rate. Some species can take several months.

The best time to plant tulip bulbs is in the fall. That gives them enough time to establish in the ground before the cold weather sets in. They will then bloom next spring.

Plant in the fall. Store the bulbs in a dry cool location.

Wait until the tulip leaves have turned yellow. Yellow leaves mean that the bulb has stored enough energy and is ready to go dormant. Cut the blooms and leaves away and then plant the bulbs where you want them to grow next spring.

Yes, you can plant them now. Your garage may have been cold enough so that you'll still have flowers this year.

As long as the leaves look healthy they should be OK. It may be a variety of tulips that have purplish leaves. Water just enough to keep soil wet.