Tulips

thea4, Sep 15, 12:59am
south Auckland area, I have some lovely tulips in flower but am told they will not over winter in this climate, can anyone give advice please.
kateley, Sep 15, 1:38am
they do prefer a cold winter. But you can pop them in the fridge for a while to trick them.
ladyluck110, Sep 15, 6:51am
Leave them in the ground they will come up again next year.
wine-o-clock, Sep 16, 12:54am
they require very cold winters to flower, which is why they flower more successfully in the south island/very frosty north (NOT auckland!)

http://www.gogardening.co.nz/articles/2-0-1043/spring-bulbs-in-pots
lemming2, Sep 16, 5:36am
If you get good serious frosts they should come up again. I don't in West Auckland. I've tried lifting the bulbs and chilling them, but little success, so I do a few and buy fresh each year.
wendalls, Sep 17, 8:38am
So that's why I bought masses of them for $1 a bag. They are only peeping through now and no doubt won't flower. In auckland.
portly, Sep 17, 8:55am
Grow them every year in Auckland for my customers, put them in the fridge for 4 weeks, Voila !
https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/411102788.jpg
kids4ever, Sep 28, 11:05am
I am in Christchurch and have tulips in hanging baskets and pots, I leave them in so they multiply, one in hanging basket just come into flower, last year I had the most beautiful show of them, and they lasted so long, started flowing September through to xmas. Been in 3 years now, I will give them another year then will split.