How to Grow Tulips
How to Grow Tulips Tulips, treasured bulbs from Turkey, welcome spring around the world. These members of the Lily family are more varied, versatile and vigorous than gardeners realize and can be early, late, fragrant, fringed, ruffled, striped, double, lily-form, multicolored, festive, formal, and from 4” to 30” tall. When & Where to Plant Tulips Tulip bulbs are planted in fall in USDA hardiness zones 7 and below. In Zone 8 and higher plant bulbs in late December or January for spring bloom providing bulbs have been chilled at 40-45°F (a refrigerator works well) for 10 weeks prior to planting. Light: Tulips grow best in full sun in the North and partial shade in the South. Soil: Plant tulip bulbs, pointed end up, in well-drained soil with a pH between 6 and 7. Add compost to improve sandy soils and poorly draining clay soils. Spacing: Plant bulbs 4-6” apart. Planting: The general rule of thumb is to plant bulbs three times as deep as the bulb’s length. Traditionally, tulips