Tulips blooming too soon (stunted growth)

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LeaBlamm Split, Croatia Apr 16, 2022

Hello,

I planted around 2500 tulips (Sunny Prince, Dynasty and Jimmy, as far as I know, all are triumph types).
Sunny prince and dynasty were planted around 14th of Nov. and Jimmy were planted around the 14th of Dec. Location is in Croatia, Dalmatia (hot and dry summer, not really ideal for tulips).

They all bloomed, but their growth seems stunted, they have big beautiful flowers but are blooming before they reach their mature height.(couple of pictures below).


I tried shading part of them but it didn't seem to make any difference.


I can't really find the cause to this. Maybe the chilling period wasn't sufficent ?

There is about 5-10% of Jimmy that actually look what I would like them to look (side by side comparison in picture below).


Hope you can help me on this.
I am planing to leave them in ground for the next season.

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ZilyZily Castro Valley, CA Apr 16, 2022

2500 tulips! I am impressed. They are all gorgeous.

I had no idea but I googled it. 1 of the reasons given was not enough water which sounds like the conditions your tulip bubs encountered.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZxu09X5l1I

I found this article too but I do not want to registered to find the answer. LOL
WHY ARE MY TULIPS SO SQUAT?
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/plants-poland-b1833635.html

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWFPOv2ctvQ

Looks like a common problem.


This message was edited Apr 16, 2022 12:24 PM

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LeaBlamm Split, Croatia Apr 18, 2022

Quote from ZilyZily :
2500 tulips! I am impressed. They are all gorgeous.

I had no idea but I googled it. 1 of the reasons given was not enough water which sounds like the conditions your tulip bubs encountered.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZxu09X5l1I

I found this article too but I do not want to registered to find the answer. LOL
WHY ARE MY TULIPS SO SQUAT?
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/plants-poland-b1833635.html

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWFPOv2ctvQ

Looks like a common problem.


This message was edited Apr 16, 2022 12:24 PM



Lily thank you for response.
I also think it has to do with winter temperatures when they were planted, some sites suggest that they require 12-16 weeks of cold tempratures below 7°C.

Also i am not very sure how much should I water them in different phases.

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yellow2mato Deer Park, TX Apr 19, 2022

I don’t know anything about tulips, but those sure look beautiful! I planted three tulip bulbs this spring. The leaves on one are about four inches tall, but no flower, yet. The other two are probably not going to bloom.

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ahvccenter Jan 17, 2024

The leaf tips might be harmed, however the length of the blossom buds are subterranean your spring bloom show will be fine. Blossoms from a few early-sprouting daffodils and tulips might be lost. Simply pass on the plants set up and stand by to partake in their sprouts the accompanying spring.

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