All About Tulips and How to Care for Them

I don't know about the rest of the country, but in Oregon the Tulips are just now in full bloom.
I enjoy a bouquet of tulips in my home and therefore gathered some information on how to care for them, which I would like to share with you.

1. Leave the cello wrap on your fresh cut tulips until you are ready to arrange them.

2. To condition them, trim 1/3" off the ends of the stems. Place immediately in a tall container of cold water allowing them to take up water. The tulips may be limp, but should revive in two to three hours.

3. After the tulips have been conditioned, remove the cello wrap and arrange stems in a vase of cold water.

-- Do not mix tulips with other flowers until after conditioning. The sap of other flowers prevents tulips from taking on water.

-- If the flowers remain wilted, re-cut the stems.

-- To ensure the longest life of your flowers, replace cold water daily and keep away from heat.

-- If you put a penny in the water with your tulips, your droopy flowers will stand up straight. The copper from the penny will make your tulips look much more alive.

-- Tulips may continue to grow up to two inches after you cut them.

-- Tulips were actually first cultivated in Turkey, not in Holland as most people think. Today both Holland and Turkey have the tulip as their national flower.

-- The tulip got its name from the tillbend, the Turkish word for turban, which people thought resembled the Turkish headpiece.

This information was provided by Easter Seals Oregon

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