when is the best time to plant tulip bulbs in TX?

Question

i live in texas, three hours south of dallas. i usually plant in november. my bulbs always come up and bloom too early. should i plant them later than november.

Answer 1

Generally planted in Texas around Christmas or the first two weeks of January, tulips should be planted in sun or part shade six inches deep and four to six inches apart.
Read More: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/county/smith/tips/flowers/tulip.html

Answer 2

Tulips must have at least 45 days at 45 degrees in the vegetable bin of your refrigerator before you plant them into cool (50-degree) soils. For most of Texas that means you'd buy them in late September or October, chill them until mid- or late December, and plant them on a cool day. Doing all that, you should have great and normal tulip flowers in March. This same process needs to be followed for bulbs in the ground as our soil temps don't provide the necessary chill time tulips need. This means digging them up! Another thing to keep in mind, the showy hybrid types are best considered annuals in Texas. They just don't "come back" and bloom again in successive years very well. Also, you might want to increase your planting depth to 7", the recommended depth in Neil Sperry's "Complete Guide to Texas Gardening".

Answer 3

I didn't know you could plant tulips in TX. I thought those were northern flowers that come up in the spring (maybe they need to be planted in the fall so that the cold winter will make them bloom...aren't tulips the ones you are supposed to refrigerate?)
Anyway go to burpee.com and check their "zone" map.