Tulip are one of the earliest flowers to blossom. They are also one of the earliest to finish. However,they do add brightness to a spring garden. These Photographs were taken at Reader Rock Garden in Calgary.
Did you know:
- If you dig up a tulip bulb in midsummer, it's not the same bulb you planted last fall. It's her daughter. Even while the tulip is blossoming, the bulb is dividing for the next generation.
- To get the longest vase life, cut tulip stems diagonally, then wrap the upper two-thirds of the flowers in a funnel of newspaper and stand them in cool water for an hour or two. Then, recut the stems and the tulips will last at least a week.
- In 17th-century Holland, the new tulip was such the rage and fashion that a handful of bulbs was worth about $44,000.
taken from http://www.almanac.com/plant/tulips
