Tulips are perfect for discounts, they look beautiful when planted
in groups and they are perfect cut flowers.A bouquet of tulips will liven up any interior.Right now, with the beginning of autumn, it is worth thinking
about planting tulips in your own garden to enjoy their wonderful flowers next spring.
Planting tulips - bulbs and position
Tulips are bulbous plants. When choosing them, pay attention to the size and quality of the bulbs. They should be large, firm, and free from discoloration
and undamaged.Choose a suitable location when planting tulip bulbs.A sunny location with fertile, moist and well-drained soil will be a good choice.
The individual bulbs are planted 2 to 3 cm deep (usually 10-12 cm). It is worth using special baskets for planting bulbs, which will facilitate their subsequent digging out of the ground and protect the bulbs themselves from rodents.
Tulips are best planted in groups of the same or different varieties. Then they look most effective.We can plant a dozen or so pieces of the same variety or use a variety of colors and species.Regardless of the chosen strategy, the bulbs planted in autumn will please our eyes with their color next spring.
Tulip care and wintering
After planting, remember to water the bulbs regularly.Blown tulips should be removed from flower debris and should continue to be watered.When the tulip leaves dry, which is usually done in summer, the bulbs should be dug up, cleaned and stored in a dry and cool place until autumn, when it is time for the next plantings.If we used the previously mentioned baskets the operation will be very simple.
We can also give up digging and leave the bulbs in the ground, but
with subsequent seasons they will grow more densely and with ever smaller flowers.Tulips are frost-resistant and can winter in the ground, but it is worth protecting them properly.
Overview of tulip species
Virtually no other plant has such species diversity as tulips.Nearly 15,000 cultivars of this plant can be distinguished. A wide selection of tulip bulbs can be found at https://cebule-kwiatowe.pl/tulipan/. Below are some interesting and popular tulip species.
Tulipan Triumph
It has eye-catching single flowers. It covers a very wide group of varieties. Tulips of this variety grow to a height of 40-50 cm.Flowering takes place
in April and May.Popular varieties of triumph tulips are Flaming Flag and Shirley.
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Tulip, Triumph variety, 'Flaming Flag' (photo: manufacturer's materials) |
Ice Tulip
This tulip variety has inflorescences in the shape of conical ice cream.Their petals are very compact, and the color combinations are reminiscent of scoop ice cream. These flowers reach a height of 35-50 cm and bloom in May. Popular varieties of ice tulips are: Negrita Double and Ice Cream.
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Tulip, Ice Cream variety, 'Ice Cream' (photo: manufacturer's materials) |
Tulipan Papuzi
This variety is distinguished by large inflorescences with jagged (notched) petals.Individual species can have very different, sometimes even fanciful forms.These flowers grow to a height of 50 cm,
and their flowering period is in May. Popular varieties of parrot tulips are Exotic Parrot and Rococo.
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Tulip, variety Papuzi, 'Exotic Parrot' (photo: manufacturer's materials) |
Jagged Tulip
Also known as crispa tulip. This species has single full inflorescences. Their characteristic feature are jagged petals with a distinct color.They reach a height of 45-50 cm.Flowering time is April-May. Popular varieties of jagged tulips are Fringed Black and Lambada.
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Tulip, Fringed variety, 'Fringed black' (photo: producer's materials) |
Tulipan Full
It has large and full inflorescences. It is distinguished by a very large number of compact petals. The flower reaches a height of 40-50 cm and its flowering time is May. Popular varieties of full tulips are Angelique and Orange Princess.
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Tulip, Full variety, 'Orange princess' (photo: manufacturer's materials) |
Greenflower tulip
It is otherwise called the viridiflora tulip. This species has single flowers of various colors. A characteristic feature is the green discoloration of the petals. It reaches a height of 30-40 and blooms in May. Popular varieties of green-flowered tulips are Spring Green and Formosa.
The multitude of varieties, large color diversity and ease of cultivation make tulips bulbous flowers for everyone.It is worth getting interested in growing them in your home garden, in beds or in containers.
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Tulip, green-flowered variety, 'Formosa' (photo: producer's materials) |
The BENEX company runs an online store where, in addition to tulip bulbs, you can find various other species of bulbs, perennials and flower cuttings.
