Tulip in Zone 8a

Tulipa spp.

Method: Start indoors โ€” Start indoors from seed, then transplant outside โ€” in your zone, Tulip needs a head start on the heat that direct-sowing elsewhere doesn't require.

Start indoorsAug
Direct sow / transplant outsideNov
Estimated bloom~180 days after transplanting

Spacing: 7 per square foot (square-foot-gardening spacing).

Zone 8a dates sourced from www.longfield-gardens.com.

Good companions

No standout companions recorded yet for Tulip.

Where to buy tulip bulbs

We haven't vetted bulb/tuber suppliers yet โ€” our seed-supplier list below doesn't carry these. The growing-guide source cited above is a good starting point for where to buy.

See it growing

Search YouTube for "growing tulip" videos โ†’ (a live search, not a hand-picked video โ€” results vary and aren't vetted by us)

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