Tulips are in full swing now. I don’t have a ton since I got a lot of allium last fall instead, but I did plant some and a few kinds came back. I don’t plant the naturalizing tulips, so they aren’t long lived, although some have come back for 3 years now.
The yellow tulip from last week turned stripy!
It’s fun in the spring when you have forgotten what you planted last fall 😀
Some fun double tulips:
I love the apricot color.
Pink tulips in the back:
These tulips have come back for a second year. Last year a bunny bit off all the buds, so this year I put down a bunch of Molemax and Repels All, which seems to have worked!
I’m going to keep putting that down regularly. It’s a natural repellent and doesn’t kill anything, but it is supposed to be unpleasant to taste so critters will avoid.
Kingsblood tulips. These look fantastic in the sun!
This year, a mutation has started in one of them:
This is usually the result of a virus that changes the color. I’m curious to see what happens if these keep coming back each year.
We had our first rainbow of the season today as well!
We are finishing up our kitchen floor with tiling, which is a long story in itself which I have to share. Renovations never go as planned.
Have a great weekend!
You know i never knew that about tulips.. i thought once you planted them they just came back every year… hmmmm…You know me .. i’d love to hear about your renovations.. 🙂 Hugs! deb
I would totally forget what I planted after a week, much less months…but hey, what a fun surprise to see that pops up, right?
I did not get one single tulip bloom this year, just a few sad daffodils. I’m going to have to replant the whole line along my retaining wall. I think you’re the person who told me these bulbs can act like annuals in New England. Oh well, ordering some new ones is something to look forward to.
Your tulips are gorgeous!! I might have to order some more of those double tulips for next year.