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Tulip from seed
Tulipa spp. · also searched as easy to grow tulips, growing tulips from bulbs, spring flowering bulbs
- Sowing depth
- 6 to 10 in (15 to 25 cm) for garden tulips
- Before sowing
- Plant in autumn; the winter chill triggers flowering.
- Spacing
- 4 to 6 in (10 to 15 cm)
Sowing
Plant in autumn, pointed end up, 6 to 10 in deep (Fedco); species tulips 3 to 4 in deep and 2 to 3 in apart. Use deeper depths in colder areas and sandy soils.
Care and transplanting
Leave foliage in place until it yellows so the bulb recharges.
Problems
Rodents eat tulip bulbs; use wire mesh or choose daffodils. Rot is wet soil.
Saving seed
Bulbs are the 'seed'; true seed takes years to flower.