Can tulips be grown in a pot indoors?
I want to give a pot of tulips as a gift.
How would I go about starting them?
Which ones grow best indoors?
Will they bloom indoors?
Whats the soonest they could br ready? (desent size but no bud yet)
Please give very spesific details.
Thank you in advance!
2007-03-05 15:21:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Any tulips will grow indoors with a window for sun and normal watering. Right now a lot of stores have already started bulbs that are nearly ready to bloom (I know Target does) and others have the 'dried' bulbs that you can plant yourself and those will take a few weeks to sprout and bud.
2007-03-05 15:36:46 · answer #1 · answered by Alison W 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-17 06:53:16 · answer #2 · answered by hawk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-30 00:45:45 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm afraid it's just about the wrong time of year if you are in the northern Hemisphere. I know there are no tulip bulbs for sale around my area anymore.
In general, you buy the tulips in the autumn. You plant them in a pot and store them in a cold place (but don't let them freeze!). They need so many weeks of cold before they are convinced they've passed a winter, and they will bloom. Some bulbs are already pre-chilled though.
You can start them in a vase of water (just make sure the bottom of the bulb touches the water, but isn't drowning in it). Or you can put them in pots. A few weeks before you want them, bring them indoors or start them in the water. How many weeks depends on the variety of the tulip. Some are faster than others. Water lovingly (but not too much) and wait patiently.
2007-03-05 16:28:12 · answer #4 · answered by Madame M 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can force bulbs indoors. The person who posted saying they need a cold period is correct. You can fake this cold period by putting the bulbs in the refrigerator. You will need to put the bulb in a shallow dish and cover the root with water. Most bulbs need at least 8-10 weeks of cold before you can force them. Tulips need about 12-14 weeks.
2007-03-06 02:39:14 · answer #5 · answered by retropink 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes! In fact I've occasionally seen Costco selling glass vases with tulips in place in water ready to sprout hydroponically!
2007-03-05 15:25:56 · answer #6 · answered by An observer 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes they can, its march now so it might be too late. but what you can do to force any bulbs tulips, hyacinth,daffodils....but them in a refrigerator for 18weeks and plant them in a pot. you can do this anytime of the year. i do it so i know it works.
2007-03-05 20:52:59 · answer #7 · answered by lolly125107 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋