Tulips are very hardy plants but, like any, have a number of pests small and large that need to be guarded against. Several bugs commonly infest tulips, not least of which is the common aphid. Green Peach and other types are typical. They’re white to greenish and about 1/8 of an inch long. Because of [...]

The overwhelming majority of diseases in tulips, as for other living things, are caused by bacteria, fungi and/or viruses. Combating them in the case of tulips, fortunately, is usually not a full-time occupation. Tulips tend to be hardy and disease resistant. There are a few common problems, though, that are worth watching out for. Many [...]

How best to choose tulip bulbs is a mixture of esthetic and practical concerns. If there’s a tulip flower that isn’t beautiful it would be hard to find. That makes for a wide variety of choices when it comes to picking on the basis of appearance alone. Solid colors do tend to dominate, though. Tulips [...]

Tulips are among the most popular flowers. Considering how beautiful they are and how easy to grow, that should be no surprise. But that growth and beauty can be optimized by a little basic knowledge of the botany of this ancient flower. The scientific name of ‘tulipa’ for the genus, assigned by the famous biologist [...]

Many experts justifiably treat tulips as annuals. Let them bloom once and enjoy the flowers, they say, but be prepared to plant them again year after year. There’s ample justification for that approach, since it makes a lot of things easier. But some gardeners will want to preserve their tulips and take their chances at [...]

Tulips make lovely additions to any outdoor garden. But they also thrive in pots. The tulip’s nature and the specific cultivar dictates the type of pot that should be selected. Some dwarf Darwins will only grow to about six inches. Other Darwins may grow as high as 30 inches. Triumphs range everywhere from ten to [...]

While the right amount of light for tulips varies a bit from one cultivar to another, most prefer partial to full sun. The flower first evolved on the bottom slopes of the mountains near present-day Turkey where winters are cold, ample rainfall comes briefly in the spring, and summers are hot and dry. Those conditions [...]

Tulips, like virtually all flowering plants, will at some point lose their blooms. The petals (called perianths) become brown as they decay. Unlike some flowering plants, however, caring for tulips is simplicity itself. Often treated like an annual, it’s possible to do nothing at all and simply let nature takes its course. First the flowers [...]

Red roses are often associated with passion. But they’re not the only flower that can inspire great love. Centuries ago tulips were unknown in Europe. They rested quietly in remote regions of Central and Western Asia near present-day Turkey, Kazakhstan and others. Enterprising traders, overcome by the flower’s beauty, strived mightily to import them to [...]

Tulips first evolved in the mountain regions of Central to Western Asia near present-day Turkey and Kazakhstan. That area of the Earth naturally has cold winters, spring that supplies ample rain, followed by long, hot and dry summers. As a result, not surprisingly, those are exactly the conditions in which tulips thrive best. But recreating [...]