Author name: Louise Hughes

I'm Louise Hughes and I run the flower blog flowersfornow.com. I've been interested in flowers since I was a little girl and I love sharing my knowledge with others. I started the blog as a way to share my love of flowers with the world, and I hope to inspire others to appreciate the beauty of flowers as well.

Can tulips freeze?

Place the turnips into freezer bags, leaving 1⁄2 inch (1.3 cm) of headspace. Use a plastic freezer bag that’s designed to store food. Add the turnips into the bag, but leave a small amount of space at the top of the bag to allow you to press out air and allow the turnips to freeze …

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Why tulips don’t bloom?

The tulip as duly noted in horticultural texts is a perennial flower. This means that a tulip should be expected to return and bloom year after year. But for all intents and purposes this isn’t always the case. Most tulip-lovers content themselves with treating it as an annual, re-planting again each fall. At most times, …

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Can tulips take frost?

Tulips Bulbs and Frost Heave Tulip bulbs rarely suffer from a little winter frost. Plant tulips in the fall for spring and summer flowers, using a layer of mulch to protect the ground during cold months. Can tulips stand frost? Although mature tulip leaves can handle a light intermittent frost, early emergence exposes the plant …

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Do tulips grow in africa?

Native to Africa’s tropical rainforests, African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata) is a big, impressive shade tree that grows only in the non-freezing climates of U. S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 10 and above. Want to know more about this exotic tree? Interested in knowing how to grow African tulips trees? You could be …

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Why are tulips expensive?

The more stems you purchase at once, the more you are going to save. Why were tulips so expensive? As the flowers grew in popularity, professional growers paid higher and higher prices for bulbs with the virus, and prices rose steadily. The price of tulips skyrocketed because of speculation in tulip futures among people who …

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