When do you plant tulips? will they produce the next year? What are some good perennials?

Question

I heard you plant tulips in the fall? will they grow the next spring? Also what are some good perennials. And what time do you plant them. I want to make my yard look nice next summer. Besides some rose bushes i have no plants in my yard. I live in wisconsin.

Answer 1

Tulips planted now will bloom in the spring. Daffodils will do the same. Other good perennials are daylilly, yarrow, mums, lily of the valley, hosta-for shady areas, cone flower, sedum, sage, oregano, thyme, chives, poppy. There are lots more, but these are all hardy and grow well for me. I live in MI near Ann Arbor.

Answer 2

Now. Tulips are planted in the Fall if you are in a four season state. The tulips will bloom in the Spring. Some early blooming perennials which are great Pulmonaria (lungwort) and lavender which serves as both a flower and an herb. Pulmonaria is a very early bloomer with little bellshaped flowers that bloom in shades of pink to dark purple. Foxgloves are biennial but reseed themselves. Checkered lily is also quite unique. Windflowers (anemones) are lovely and bloom in the spring. You can plant any of these now but hurry. Some of these other plants cannot be purchased at this time of the year.

Answer 3

Tulips work best planted in the fall. They should produce the first spring, but will get fuller and multiply each spring. Planting perennials depends on the size of the bed, amount of sunlight and type of soil that you have. Also do some research as to how various perennials spread. Some are very invasive.
Some of my favorite perennials are purple cone flower, peonies, aster, black eyed susan, daffodil, coreopsis, coral bells, delphinium, day lilies, hos ta, liatris,iris & clementis. All of these will do well in zone 4.
Most of these can be planted in the spring. You can check w/your local nursery also. They should be able to give you info about how a plant will do in your climate and how invasive it will be. Be careful about ordering your plants. Do your research about cold hardiness as I have ordered many plants that were supposed to do well in my zone only to find out that the company had streched the zoning a little too far north. For instance, butterfly bush is not hardy in ND, but catalog stated they were. Not. It is very dissappointing to baby a plant all summer, only to have it winter kill. Good luck w/your yard and have fun.

Answer 4

Yes you can plant the tulips now. A good perennial would be an aloe vera for inside the house

Answer 5

You should be planting the fall bulbs like tulips daffodils,alliums,and iris's right now, I have planted them up to thanksgiving if the weather is good and they all usually bloom the following spring and summer.There are so many great perennials my favorite for spring blooming are lungwart,painted daisy,leopards bane,for summer Shasta daisy,delphiniums,beebalm,coral bells,and for fall asters, mums,coneflowers rebeccia oh I cant wait till next spring good luck!

Answer 6

Plant your tulips before the frost. They should come up in the spring. They don't last long, though. Same with daffodils. I'm in IL and have had great luck with daylillies, hostas (except the rabbits love them), spirea, daisies, butterfly bushes, coreopsis, hydrangea, irises, hollyhocks, sage, and lavender. I only plant perennials as I seem to have bad luck with annuals.

Answer 7

Tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, and crocus are planted in the fall. Dahlias, gladiolus, and summer bulbs are planted early spring.

Answer 8

Check your local nursery. It depend on what aare you live in. Here in california we put the tulip bulbs in the refrig for six weeks and then plant in Nov. then the bloom in Feb. and March.

Answer 9

Plant them now and they will come up in spring. Try Rose of Sharon , Plant it in spring. Plant Dahlias, but you will have to dig them out in fall and plant in spring.

Answer 10

My girlfriend says...."you can plant two lips any time you want"