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I planted tulips first time

15 years ago

Well in the deep south where I used to live, tulips were not really planted. I finally decided to try some Up Here in north Mississippi. I bought some red ones at Lowe's (on sale) in the fall, put the bag out in the unheated garage, and got around to planting them in late January. They are just gorgeous and have been going strong a few weeks. The foliage came up late Feb, and it is just so pretty, curving or curling like canna lily foliage. The blooms started around March 9. I don't know how many years they will last, or if they will decline or just rot (I'm definitely not planning to dig them up -- or should I?), but my husband and I are sure enjoying them. I bet my neighbors are too, becoz they are going in little clumps here are there throughout my whole front border, just tying everything together so prettily. Love 'em!

Laurie

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organic_kitten
15 years ago
Natal, I plant tulips here in Alabama every year and they look beautiful! I usually don't get but an occasional bloom on following years. I am pinching off the head to prevent seeed formation, and hoping I'll have some rebloom. Darwins are supposed to be a good bet for that.

I have been wondering about pulling them up and drying the too. Does anyone know what would give the best chance of rebloom?
kay
backyardgrown
15 years ago
Whoever said tulips wouldn't do well in this climate must have been smoking crack. The only ones that didn't come back were the Shirley's. The others have gone crazy.

I dug up what I thought was ALL of the tulip bulbs and relocated the bed. Guess what came up where the tulip bed "used" to be? Tulips - at least 100 little bulbs that I missed.

I'm going to have to go through the soil with a seive to get all those bulbs out and get them put in the other flower beds.
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