Tulip flowering care
Let's talk about how to care for tulips during the flowering period and the green planting content of tulip care and management. Let's take a look together.
Tulips are one of the common flowers in our lives, known as the "Queen of the World" and also called "Oriental Lily", "Grass Musk", "Fragrant Tulip", "Dutch Flower", etc. Tulips come in a variety of very bright colors and have a crown-like flower shape, which makes them highly ornamental. Tulip leaves are long and elegant, making them a very good cut flower material, which is in high demand in the flower market. So, when do tulips bloom? How should the plant be cared for after flowering? Let's follow the editor to take a look.
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Tulip flowering time
Tulips are native to the highland areas of Iran and Turkey. Due to the Mediterranean climate, tulips have adapted to wet and cold winters and dry and hot summers. Their characteristics are summer dormancy, rooting and sprouting new buds in autumn and winter without emerging from the soil, and after experiencing low temperatures in winter, they start to grow and form stems and leaves around the beginning of February of the following year (temperatures above 5℃), and bloom from March to April.
The flowering time of tulips varies, with some blooming as early as the beginning of March and others not until the end of April. The blooming period is short, usually only about ten days.
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How to deal with tulips after flowering?
Method 1: For home gardening, after the flowers fade, take out the bulbous roots and place them in a sunny spot to dry, then store them in a shady place; until autumn comes, put them in a flower pot, water them, and store them outdoors like wheat, which will naturally bloom the following year.
Method 2: After the flowers fade, except for the mother plants reserved for seeds, the flower stems of the others should be cut in time to allow the nutrients to concentrate on the development of the new bulbs. Do not store them in the freezer; they should be kept in a thawing state, otherwise, they will freeze to death.
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The above is a comprehensive explanation of how to care for tulips during the flowering period and the care and management of tulips, hoping to solve your problems with green plants.