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tulip growing problem

Renata CskiRenata Cski Posts: 4
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Where I made a mistake with my tulips growth? the stems are too short.(2-nd yrs)

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    They're  a short variety Renata - Red Riding Hood. They're different from the tulips we normally think of - the bigger types you see a bit later in April/May  image

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,252

    Hi Renata,

    This Guardian article might help understand your problem: Why are my tulips so short and stumpy?

    http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2012/apr/18/why-tulips-short-stumpy

    PS

    Selecting a chunk of text and clicking on the "Insert/Edit Link" button brings an empty small box, GRRRRRRR.

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,142

    Absolutely agree with Fairygirl.  image

    The variety you are growing is Tulipa x gregii Red Riding Hood, a low growing dwarf hybrid.  It's flowering exactly as it should.

    The taller Darwin  types (shown in Papi Jo's link) flower later. 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Renata CskiRenata Cski Posts: 4

    Thank you Fairygirl, Papi Jo and Dovefromabove for your reply.

    I'm not experienced in tulips growing ,not thought there are dwarf hybrids too.

    Papi Jo, The arcicle  you shared was also useful.I have to remember of water supply.

                 I'm living in windy area.

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,142

    Renata image  I love the little 'species' type tulips - these have been in a pot for three years now

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     They are so pretty, bright and cheery in the early spring. 

    I'm going to make a new flower bed in a sunny spot later this year and I'll liberate these tulips from their pot and plant them there - with any luck they may spread image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    I used to grow quite a lot of the little species ones Dove - they're great for up here because they're tough and straightforward, unlike their soft, blowsy, springtime cousins which succumb to the weather!  image

    I may invest in some more - they work very well colour wise, for this time of year in this garden  image 

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,142

    Those in the picture are some of the freebies that Wyevale gave away to GW readers two or three years ago - bargain image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    Lovely Dove . We don't have Wyevales - I think I gave my voucher to chicky to buy some bulbs. Seemed a shame for them to go to waste  image

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Renata CskiRenata Cski Posts: 4

    The GW benefits are only for residents.

    Here in Hungary I got for free some bulbs buying a mattress.

    Yes .Thoses on the picture are really pretty.I hope to find them in fall but I think will plant them in a bed.

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    Those red ones you have are happy in beds, borders or pots Renata. They cope with lots of different weather conditions too  image

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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