I am in chicago and have purchased some tulip bulbs like fringed beauty triumph tulip,darwin hybrid tulip whic

are recommended for planting in fall for spring to midseason flowering.Can anyone guide me if i palnt it now in home for spring flowering, would they bloom?


Also whether these tulips are perrenial or not?


Any other suggestion welcome

I am in chicago and have purchased some tulip bulbs like fringed beauty triumph tulip,darwin hybrid tulip whic
All excellent answers so far. Yes, tulips are best planted in the fall. (That is actually when they set roots.) Still, experiment a little and do not give up hope for this spring. And yes, tulips are perennial bulb plants.





The original tulips (wildflowers) came from Central Asia. The Turks were the first to cultivate them. A little history:


http://www.holland.nl/uk/holland/sights/...





Good luck.
Reply:I don't think if you plant them they will bloom yet this spring. They need a little time and a little cold. You should be able to plant them and have them come up _next_ spring.





Your best bet is just plant them and see what they do. Plants are tough.





Your biggest problem is going to be keeping them from rotting in the ground. When you get them in the ground, I would make sure you have plenty of good drainage (add sand is what I always do) and then not water them too much. If they sit dormant in water, they will rot.





If they are happy, yes, tulips will come back every year.
Reply:they may not bloom this season if planted now, but you could still plant them. if you want to, you can refridgerate them for 4 weeks minimum and plant them late*. this is known as "forcing" and is how most florists can provide bulb flowers throughout the year. i've done this at home and 'forced' daffodils indoors just after Christmas.


all bulb flowers are perrenial and will make 'babies' that can be separated and made into new plants.


*it would be an interesting touch to your garden to have tulips in july!
Reply:These great plants need to be planted in the fall. When it gets cold enough, they will appear and the hormones signal the plant to bloom. Chicago is an excellent place for this. Where I live, sometimes it doesn't get cold enough and just leaves will grow. You can wrap them in newspaper and put them inside your refrigerator but not the freezer for 8 weeks and you can force bloom them in pots if you like and then put them in the ground in the fall. The newspaper is porous and they won't rot with moisture. If you plant them in the fall, they will come back and may multiply for 10 years or even longer.When they die back leave the brown leaves alone because it is the leaves that feed the bulb for the next season. Most people throw the leaves away by mistake. Have fun with these. They are easy to grow and really beautiful.