We get a lot of eastward - mail from multitude wanting to receive tulips in April . tempestuous about those beautiful bloom in the garden of their neighbors they run to our shop hoping to create their own little paradise within two weeks . Alas , tulip , like all spring flowering bulbs , have to be planted in autumn . But April is not such a uncollectible clock time to order your spring flowering bulb . provision is also about combining . Take a good look at your garden today and envision what you could add next time of year .
The 3 step approach
The following 3 stair will verify that you select those bulbs that match your garden conditions and want .
Step 1: select a wizard
Together with garden couturier Jacqueline van der Kloet , TulipWorld has developed two wizards to assist you in choose the perfect medulla . you could either select on specific features such as fragrance , pinnacle and whether the bulbs will reproduce or perennialize . Or you may select on way feature such as the appearance of the blossom ( precious , elegant , impressive … ) and the stylus of your garden ( romantic , modern , raw … ) . habituate the Bulb Advisor to select on bulb feature of speech or Style Advisor if you want to select on style features .
Step 2: indicate your site conditions
Bulbs are in all likelihood the least demanding of all industrial plant but there are some limitations . We have designed our wizards in such a way that you may well percolate those bulbs that will do well turn over your condition . just argue your mood zone , utmost ground condition if applicable , amount of sun and the software ( garden , pot or indoors … ) . The star will do the selection for you .
Step 3: indicate a flowering period
Bulbs are for all seasons . They are so predictable that we can chart them on timetables . In world-wide , one could say that the season starts with snowbells and plump from crocus to daffodils and then from the former tulips to the later flowering species . Then it is time for the summer light bulb to show their colorful flowers . The summertime time of year initiate with calla lilies and travel from gladiolus to lily and Dahlia pinnata . The yr close with autumn flowering crocus and Colchicum . Both our genius give you the chance to bespeak the flowering time of year . Select some species for every period and your garden will be colorful the whole twelvemonth through .
When to order and plant
Bulbs need some clock time underground before they show their adorable bloom :
Storing bulbs
You will welcome your lightbulb just before the idealistic planting time . It is , however , potential to store them in a dark , coolheaded and teetotal situation that is well vent . Make indisputable that the temperature is constant . Do not delay planting the medulla any longer then is necessary 14 days at the max . recall your bulbs long for some nerveless , moist earth and they should be planted at least six weeks before it starts to freeze . For warmer climates or extremely cold clime , specific instructions apply .
Prevent drying out
Some bulb varieties are quite susceptible to dry out , forexample , the Allium ursinum , Anemonenemeroseandblanda , Eranthis , Erythronium , Fritallaria , Galanthus ( snowdrops ) , Leucojumvernumand Lilium .
If your shipment contains bulbs that dry out fast and you want to store them , keep them in a pot or bag full of peat - dust or sand until you plant them . Anemone , Eranthis and Cyclamen require , in increase to this , the discourse of being soaked in weewee for 24 hours prior to plant them .
