Your forced tulips should last a week or more. Once the bloom has faded, allow the greens to remain and collect solar energy to feed another bloom cycle. Remove the spent greens and stem and pull the bulb from the vase. There is no need to store the bulb because those that are forced in this manner will rarely bloom again.
Tulips are perennials, which means they rebloom annually . This depends on various conditions including temperature, soil composition, the presence of pests, sunlight, drought, and so on. You can leave your tulip bulbs in the ground after spring to rebloom on their own.
Do tulips grow back?
Tulips grow bigger each year, a process called naturalizing, when species tulips return year after year. Bulblets formed by the mother bulb get big enough and split off to form a new bulb. In the case of the tulip, the bulb splits off into two new bulbs, each of which grows into a larger bulb, and so on, until all the bulbs in the cluster have.
Pick a spot to grow tulips. Most tulips do best with full sun, or at least 6 hours of sun each day. Many people choose to plant tulips along fences, walls, walkways and buildings, as they provide a pleasant burst of color and it is easy to control their growing pattern. If you wish to plant tulips in a pot, see this article for more detailed instructions.
How often should you water tulips?
Watering these elegant plants takes the following format: After planting tulips deep in the ground, water the bulb thoroughly to start the cycle of the plant. Check the bulb weekly and water when the rain stops or doesn’t moisten the site. Don’t overwater to maintain a stable moisture level. When the tulips emerge, water if the surrounding soil is dry.