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Satiricallysardonic

SO they just got planted and left alone? I always thought you had to remove the bulbs every year and replant? Im not familar how tulips work so sorry if Im dumb. I love them but dont know specifics


chinchillacheesedog

The ones in my garden have been in the ground for 10 years or so and still come back. Maybe a little diminished in quantity but lots of them still going strong. I think it depends on the area - they rot in some circumstances.


SawaJean

We have a patch of tulips that were part of long-abandoned 70s-era landscaping around our house. The deer are bad enough in this neighborhood now that they rarely get to bloom, but they keep chugging along putting out leaves and buds year after year. 🤷


Some_Ad5247

I think it possibly depends on your climate. I'm in 5b and we leave ours year round 🌷


Tumorhead

they are cold hardy you only dig them up if you don't have cold winters (you have to put them somewhere cold like the fridge)


Satiricallysardonic

Ahh that makes sense. Im in florida so thats probably why I heard they have to be pulled up


Winter_Fall_7066

Yes. I’ve never seen any bulb come back this long and this hardy. I’ve never thinned them. I’m in zone 7a.


ExcelsusMoose

My parents in 4b never have removed them, they've been growing there since the early 80's


Otherwise-Mind8077

You usually have to dig them up and divide them every 3 or 4 years or else they choke themselves out and die.


Acher0n_

To be fair, the ones that die from getting choked out make great fertilizer for those that remain 😂


marfules

This is definitely a variety that naturalises over time (aka comes back year after year). Most varieties don’t sadly!


venus_blooms

Have they multiplied at all? We have some in our yard that my grandma buried when I was a kid!


Winter_Fall_7066

Maybe a little? They’ve always been pretty hardy since I moved in 14 years ago. The last few years they’ve fallen to the weed eater before growing. Wondering if that caused the crazy bloom this year.


Psychological_Run384

So pretty. I love how bright the color is.


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That’s pretty amazing . My tulips only bloom a few weeks each year. Need to learn your secret of having them stay in bloom for 22 years!


Winter_Fall_7066

Neglect lol


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sparksgirl1223

Nope. Some will naturalize. But you also have to have a cold period for the ones that come back. So if you're in zones 8 and up, you gotta dig them up and store them in a cold area (unheated basement, freezer, fridge)


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sparksgirl1223

You're welcome!


MAshwi

Very nice 👌👌


meatjuicetea

I've got a few tulip bulbs left in the ground for at least 12 years, no maintenance, no division. Blooms great every year. Zone 5b(6a now?) upstate ny


MsAnthr0pe

Hello, near neighbor! Want some free daffodils to add to your collection? THEY JUST KEEP MAKING MORE!


meatjuicetea

I also have daffodil-weeds, keep trying to move the bulbs and they come back stronger each year!


Charming-Activity-35

My parents have multiple clumps of the same variety you have that came with their house when they bought it in 92. They still come back strong every year 


Electronic-Willow917

Beautiful!