View Tulips After Flower Care
PNG. Some folks dig their tulips up each year after flowering, and store them in a cool place over the summer. But don't despair, there are steps you can take to increase longevity.
In this case, you can dig up and discard the bulbs after blooming is complete, then plant summer flowers in their place. After planting your tulip bulbs, cover them with chopped leaves, wood chips or mulch. Be careful when combining tulips with other popular spring flowers, such as daffodils and jonquils, which secrete a sap that shortens the life of their vase mates.
On average, tulips will flower for a period of.
You may also consider putting thorny leaves or gravel in with the soil to deter pests. In a garden, tulip bulbs provide fabulous colour in borders and containers, and when placed in a vase as a cut flower, they instantly uplift every space. On average, tulips will flower for a period of. The bulb plants' leaves are gradually going to turn yellow and die away.