What is a tulip?
Tulip is a bulbous plant that in the spring of flowers. Tulips belong to the Lily family and consist of about 80 different varieties. Garden Tulip, originally from Asia, first gained popularity in the Netherlands, where commercially grown tulips became a large Dutch industry and is still considered the main export product in the area. Tulip is a popular spring flower in the United States where they are commercially grown in Michigan and Washington and other states.
Tulip has a robust green stem with wide leaves and produces a single bud that blooms into a cup -shaped flower or a inverted bell. The flowers are deeply colored and range from pulsating yellow and red for pink, dark purple, white and hybrid colors. Some of the most popular varieties include Darwin Tulip, Parrot Tulip and Duc van Tol.
The height of the tulip ranges from six inches (15 cm) to 27 inches (70 cm) and can at any time flower in spring, depending on its variety. Higher diversity of tulips causes to be withdrawn in SLabels are beautiful gardens and hills, while shorter varieties are ideal for color boundaries around later flowering plants.
When planting tulips, bulbs should be planted in autumn and should be located at a depth of about three times the height of the bulb. The bulbs should be well connected and should be carefully considered the place of planting. Tulips need direct sunlight to grow properly and be placed in the soil with good drainage, because standing water causes rotten bulbs.
While tulips provide striking color in the early spring garden when the flower is until the end of spring until the beginning of summer, the remaining leaves may look somewhat torn, but should be left in a bar to provide nutrients on the bulb for next year. For this reason, tulips are best planted with other flowering plants and hiding between their leaves. As the tulip grows, it creates more bulbs and multiply. If in the soilDrilling, bulbs begin to produce smaller, weaker looking flowers. Tulips can be dug and separated to prevent it.
Tulips, along with other spring flowers such as daffodils, are some of the first flowering plants evident in many growing areas. Many people enjoy them widely as cut flowers or simply left in the garden. However, when left in the garden, they can be an attraction of rabbits who can eat them and squirrels often dig up bulbs before they hatch. Some people suggest burial Mothballs near tulips and other bulbs to discourage garden pests, but others mention this act as the story of wives.