Tulips need a cold night and a cold winter to grow, so they cannot be grown in warm climates.
Tulip bulbs are usually planted in October and November. The flowering period runs from April into June. A special type of cultivated tulips are the 'botanical tulips' (also known as wild tulips), short-stemmed tulips that also come out the years after the planting year.
Growing new bulbs is done by planting tulip bulbs in the autumn (October and November). The buds between the bulb skirts of these bulbs grow into new bulbs using the old bulb as food. The bud next to the growing point, known as the a-bud, grows into a large bulb that can be sold for flower production or directly to consumers. In addition to the a-bud, the planted bulb contains, between its bulb skirts, more small growth buds, called b-, c-, d- and e-buds, which grow into small bulbs (clisters). These glands are attached to the large bulb, and are removed from the large bulb during summer peeling (removing the roots and old skin of the bulb). In the following autumn, they are planted in the field to grow into large bulbs. In this way, a batch of tulips is maintained: the large bulbs are used for flower production or sold directly to consumers and the small bulbs are planted in autumn. Over 75% of cultivated tulip bulbs are destined for flower production in b
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