It’s Not too Late to Plant Tulips

Hello friends, it’s April 1st ( April fools day) and I’m writing this and watching the snow fall. Spring in Utah… Mother Nature is fooling us. My poor daffodils will be challenged again this year to find the strength to withstand the cold and snowy spring. But, the tulips, they are tough! They are actually a cold hardiness flower. They can withstand drops in temperature and still continue to bloom.

Tulips are one of the many flowers that help me celebrate spring. I thought I’d share some tulip transplanting tips and inspiration with you today. Because it’s not too late to plant tulips.

Fun Facts About Tulips

• Tulips are originally from Turkey, not the Netherlands. They were “transplanted” and thrived and became the familiar flower we know and love.
• The Netherlands are the largest producer of tulips in the world, but their official flower is a daisy.
• Tulips are the official flower of Turkey where they originated.
• Tulips are one of the easiest flowers you’ll ever grow.
• There are over 100 species of tulips.
• There is a tulip in almost every color you can imagine.
• Tulips can keep growing after being cut.
• Tulips are very symbolic, red tulips symbolize passion, yellow for happiness and white symbolizes purity.

If you’re planting in autumn plant tulip bulbs 6″ to 8″ deep and 4″ to 5″ apart on center. You can plant the bulbs individually. Alternatively, you can dig out a larger area and plant a bunch of bulbs all at once. But what if you didn’t plant your tulip bulbs in the autumn? You can still enjoy tulips now. That’s right, it’s not too late to plant tulips.

Planting Tulips in the Spring

Buy a container of tulips from your local nursery. After the blossoms have fallen, remove them from the container. Shake the dirt off. Separate them into individual plants. Plant each bulb with the leaves intact about 3 times deeper than the container they were originally in. The greenery will look great in your garden and next spring you will see the new flowers bloom.

There are so many colors and petal shapes to choose from. I hope this has inspired you to create or transplant your garden with a few of these beautiful flowers. Plant them in groups of 10, 12 or 100 they will always brighten up your spring.

I hope to see you back here on Thursday for the TFT ( Thursday Favorite Things) blog hop. Please watch for the Hello Spring Giveaway!