While the right amount of light for tulips varies a bit from one cultivar to another, most prefer partial to full sun. The flower first evolved on the bottom slopes of the mountains near present-day Turkey where winters are cold, ample rainfall comes briefly in the spring, and summers are hot and dry. Those conditions [...]

It’s a common frustration. You buy 25, 100, maybe even 300 tulip bulbs, plant them in the fall and enjoy a great display in the spring. But the following spring, all you get is a smattering of flowers and maybe a bunch of leaves.
“What happened?” you ask yourself. “Aren’t tulips supposed to come back? My [...]

Tulips, like virtually all flowering plants, will at some point lose their blooms. The petals (called perianths) become brown as they decay. Unlike some flowering plants, however, caring for tulips is simplicity itself.
Often treated like an annual, it’s possible to do nothing at all and simply let nature takes its course. First the flowers will [...]

Tulips are very hardy plants but, like any, have a number of pests small and large that need to be guarded against.
Several bugs commonly infest tulips, not least of which is the common aphid. Green Peach and other types are typical. They’re white to greenish and about 1/8 of an inch long. Because of their [...]

The overwhelming majority of diseases in tulips, as for other living things, are caused by bacteria, fungi and/or viruses. Combating them in the case of tulips, fortunately, is usually not a full-time occupation. Tulips tend to be hardy and disease resistant. There are a few common problems, though, that are worth watching out for.
Many start [...]

How best to choose tulip bulbs is a mixture of aesthetic and practical concerns.
If there’s a tulip flower that isn’t beautiful it would be hard to find. That makes for a wide variety of choices when it comes to picking on the basis of appearance alone.
Solid colors do tend to dominate, though. Tulips are available [...]

If you love flowers, you may well be very familiar with tulips which are commonly used as centerpieces and decorative ornaments to highlight an area of the house.  But taking care of your own tulip plants may help you not only save money especially if you love them for your centerpiece but also help you [...]

Tulips are a vibrant, timeless symbol of spring. They are available from January through May and join groundhogs, grass and new leaves on trees as indicators that warmer weather is on its way. Their delicate shape, graceful posture and vibrant colors have inspired this flower’s popularity across cultures and throughout time. They are a great [...]

…and plenty of drops to drink!
With the warmer weather and the beautiful spring showers we’ve been getting here in Tulsa, the tulips have been popping up everywhere and the land is suddenly alive.  And it’s not just here ~ here are some recent tulip photos from around the globe:
These were taken by Greg Olsen in [...]

In some warmer areas, tulips have been popping up - here are some recent tulip photos:
From Suzanna in Barcelona, Spain:

Tulip photos by David Ritter in Arizona: