How to care for tulips during the flowering period? These care points you need to master

Everyone is familiar with tulips; they are generally planted to form overall blocks of color for people to admire. Medium and dwarf tulip varieties can be grown in pots, and many homes have begun to arrange potted tulips. Below, let us learn about how to grow tulips:

I. Key care points for the tulip flowering period

1. Strictly regulate the temperature. The suitable temperature for the tulip growing period is 5-20°C, the optimal temperature is 15-18°C, and the plant's growth temperature should be kept at 0-25°C. The suitable growth temperature for the tulip root system is above 5°C and below 14°C, with around 10°C being especially optimal. The suitable temperature for flower bud differentiation is 17-23°C; when it exceeds 35°C, flower bud differentiation will be inhibited. In addition, tulips have extremely strong cold resistance and can withstand low temperatures of 35°C in winter; when the temperature remains above 8°C, they begin to grow.

2. Water management. During cultivation, never overwater, but within one week after planting the water requirement is relatively high and they should be watered thoroughly. After sprouting, the water requirement decreases, especially during flowering when there must not be too much water; watering should be done by "small amounts, many times." If it is too dry, growth will be significantly delayed. During the tulip growing period, the air humidity should preferably remain at around 80%.

3. Light conditions. When the bulb sprouts, the elongation of its flower buds will be inhibited by sunlight. Therefore, it must be planted deeply and moderately shaded to prevent direct sunlight from having an adverse effect on bulb growth.

II. Post-harvest management techniques for tulips

1. Main characteristics of cut flowers: the longer the low-temperature forcing cultivation at night, the longer the vase life of the cut flowers.

2. Stage of development for harvesting and cutting: the optimal cutting stage for tulips varies by variety. Generally, they are cut when the flower is 1/2 colored. After cutting, immediately place them in an environment with a temperature of 2°C and a relative humidity of at least 85%.

Post-harvest management techniques for tulips

3. Vase life: the shortest vase life is only 3-4 days, and the longest is about 5-7 days.

4. Preservative treatment method: preservative solutions cause the flower stems to elongate too much and have little effect on extending vase life. Therefore, preservative solutions are generally not used.

5. Storage and transport techniques: they can be stored dry (placed horizontally) or wet (placed vertically) at a temperature of 2°C, with the flower heads tightly wrapped in plastic film, but they should not be stored for a long time. Some varieties are harvested together with the bulbs at the green bud stage and can be stored for 2-3 weeks at a temperature of 0°C.

III. The flower language of tulips

Tulip flower language one: love, charity, honor, beauty, blessing, eternity, declaration of love, eternal blessing

Yellow tulip: elegance, preciousness, wealth, cherishing, friendship

Pink tulip: beauty, passionate love, cherishing, friendship, happiness

White tulip: pure affection, purity

Purple tulip: noble love, endless love

Red tulip: confession of love, declaration of love, joy, passionate love

Tulip flower language two: symbolizes holiness, happiness and victory.

Yellow tulip - expresses hopeless love, a love without hope

White tulip - expresses lost love, love that has been lost

Purple tulip - expresses loyal love

Red tulip - expresses I love you

Black tulip - represents chivalric spirit (or melancholy love)

Tulips are one of people's favorite flowers and are a rare and valuable floral material. Many people do not hesitate to travel far to garden areas to admire the beauty of tulips. When decorating the home, choosing potted tulips not only allows you to often see the flowers you like but also decorates the home. Why not do it?