Can you reuse Tulip Bulbs?

My mom bought a Tulip and the flower is gone, the petals fell off and it basically died. But only the flower part. The rest of the plant is fine. The stalk is really green and strong. Is the whole plant done? Will it grow any more flowers of should I throw it away? My mom wants to replant the bulb but I want to use the pot she's going to plant it in for some herbs.

Can you reuse Tulip Bulbs?
Depending upon where you live, your mom can plant the bulb in the ground. It doesn't have to be planted in the same pot. It won't bloom again for a year, so why waste the pot? If she doesn't want to plant it now, she can store it and plant it in November, to bloom again next spring.


I live in California and leave mine in the ground all year. When I buy new ones, I put them in the refrigerator for 6 weeks to give them the cold treatment that they need.





I just moved to California from Holland, the tulip capital of the world. I have tulips everywhere, and love them. Tell your mom to go ahead and plant the tulip in the ground now, and enjoy it again next year. She can get more info on the websites concerning tulips/gardening.
Reply:They bloom once per year - the green is helping the plant store energy in the bulb for the next year.
Reply:you don't say where you live, but these directions are for where there are winters. (cold to moderate climates)


cut off the top of the stem so that no seeds will form, (that sucks energy from the bulb. DO NOT cut off the green part; let the green part turn yellow or brown, the bulb needs the nutrients for next year's bloom. The tulip bulb will then go "dormant" and it's then safe to cut off the old stem and leaves. you can leave a little stub if you want to.


From there, you can just leave the tulip in the pot and don't water it as it's now dormant, and it will be until it starts to grow again around February or March. then you can plant it in fall in a new pot with fresh dirt, or in the ground.





Or, you can take it out of the pot altogether once it's dormant, and store it in a paper bag. plant it in the ground or in a pot in the fall (October/November) depending on where you live. If you forget to plant it then, put it in your fridge crisper drawer for at least 6 weeks until you can plant it out. Give it some bone meal when it starts to grow.
Reply:Let it dry in a dark basement. after a dormant period replant and it will come up again
Reply:The stalk is gathering energy and storing it into the bulb for a flower for next year. You only get one tulip flower from a bulb, which is why they are so special. You can plant it in a sunny location, so the leaves get a lot of energy to store and give it some fertalizer for bulbs and it should die and then come up again and flower next spring. Then, if everything goes well, you'll have the tulip come up again every spring and bloom.
Reply:if u get good i give u a job planting 2lips
Reply:The stalk will disappear too. Tulips bloom once per year; normally in the Spring unless greenhouse grown. They will bloom again each Spring. Plants that come back every year are perennials. The plant goes dormant or rests usually over winter %26amp; where it is cool/cold Replant the bulb outside. Usually twice as deep as the size of the seed (in this case, bulb). Tulips normally are to be planted deeper than that.