Are Tulips Really Perennial?
mary – 7 – I have trouble with my tulips. They bloom in spring and then never bloom again and I have to go out and buy new bulbs again for the next spring. No rodents or animals getting the bulbs. I don’t have that problem. What could I be doing wrong. I love tulips but it sure gets expense to replace them every year. My daffodils come back year after year, just fine. Linda D(MI/Z4) – It isn’t you – its the bulbs. Most tulips generally decline after the first year or two, and then are fini. They will never have the permanence of daffodils. Tulips do not perennialize – but, there is a new species available, Darwin Hybrid Tulips, which is changing that. Labeled as a perennial strain, the group is supposed to last at least five years and actually increase the first three years. The only source I’ve seen is White Flower Farm, 1-800-503-9624. All those displays you see in the spring of fabulous tulips are actually planted the previous fall. Andie Rathbone Mo/Zone 6A – The only places where
