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I live in Indiana. Lately we have been fortunate to get some nice weather so I decided to clean up some leaves from the fall. When I moved the leaves I was surprised to see that my tulips had already sprouted 4 inches above the ground! Last weekend we had 9 inches of snow on the ground so I know these were there before the snow. I am surprised they didn't die!
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Tulips are very durable plants. I had them at my other house that were planted by the owners before me. They came up every year, like clockwork, for 5 years and I don't remember every doing anything to them.
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I like tulips, Yes they are easy to maintain but also they do not last a long time. They are kind a spring only flowers.Still they are really brave and do come out really early in the year. Enjoy your garden. :heart:
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weather has been crazy these days its all cold up in here
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I live in Indiana. Lately we have been fortunate to get some nice weather so I decided to clean up some leaves from the fall. When I moved the leaves I was surprised to see that my tulips had already sprouted 4 inches above the ground! Last weekend we had 9 inches of snow on the ground so I know these were there before the snow. I am surprised they didn't die!
Tulips are a pretty hardy plant. If the bulbs don't freeze, they'll be back! Isn't it great to see those flowers after the cold and snow of winter? It certainly makes you feel like Spring has Sprung!!!
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Love this time of year.
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Wow that surprises me, is it possible they will slowly wither away. I didn't know tulips were that strong.
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Neat! :) I have Daffodils that come up every year no matter what! They made it through a few freezes this year, cant believe it but they did! 8) :thumbsup: :wave: :wave:
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its because they were covered with the leaves they acted like an insulator from the snow.
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the snow insulated them and kept them warm....andsome floweres can tolerate the cold
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Tulips are a pretty strong flower. Mine have come up for over 15 years. I didn't plant them the woman who. Lived here before me did so they are the same bulbs from her. I love this time of the year when some flowers start to come out. You know summer is just around the corner.
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That is amazing!
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yes the weathers been crazy latly ,one day its in the 50's 30's the next
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That's so amazing!! Spring is coming!!
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OMG! Wow! That's amazing!
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Yeah some bulb plants like tulips and daffodils actually need to be planted while it is still cold to stimulate them when it warms up.
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I wish mine would come up!!
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They are a hardy plant once they break the ground. The leaves left a good insulation for them. We've had a few inches of snow with the daffodils and other flowers blooming on top of the snow. What an amazing God we have to create such beauty!
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How about that??? ;D
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wow congrats! its been crazy here too in NC. warm one day, cold the next. no wonder everyone stays sick all the time!
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The leaves probably insulated your tulips and gave them a head start. It's so great to start seeing some signs of spring. I can't wait. I love to be outside.
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What a pleasant surprise
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we are down South and are waiting for the Bluebonnets to come up... they are beautiful...
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That's great to hear about your tulips. I didn't know tulips were so hardy a plant. Where I live it's still in the 30's even though spring has begun, but the grass is out and at another location we went to there was some sprouting there. I like the spring, but it's slow coming here since there really isn't much activity for the bushes or trees. I'm glad you guys are seeing results where you live. I think we'll need another 3 or 4 weeks before we really see the spring here.
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I live in Indiana. Lately we have been fortunate to get some nice weather so I decided to clean up some leaves from the fall. When I moved the leaves I was surprised to see that my tulips had already sprouted 4 inches above the ground! Last weekend we had 9 inches of snow on the ground so I know these were there before the snow. I am surprised they didn't die!
Tulips rather like the cold. They won't even sprout without a period of cold.
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Tulips are very hardy plants and can withstand a lot of cold weather. Although it's still pretty cold here, it is spring and soon I will see all my perennials begin to sprout out of the ground.