PlantsFlowers
Tulip
Tulipa gesneriana
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Spring bulbs, best treated as annuals in a city bed
EasyFlowers
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 6 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Apr–May
- How it spreads
- Bulb
- What to buy
- Bulbs in fall.
- When to plant
- Plant in October, 6 inches deep, after the soil cools.
In the design
Squirrels dig them. A wire mesh over the bed for the winter is the honest fix. Many hybrids fade after a year.
