Planting and caring for bush tulips, features of agricultural technology for different varieties

Getting not just a single flower from a tulip, but a whole bouquet is a long-standing dream of breeders. It cannot be considered fully realized - few manage to get many flowers from a bulb in the second year. Let's look at the features planting and caring for bush tulips, what rules must be followed so that the plant blooms in a lush bouquet and does not degenerate.

Features of growing multi-flowered tulips

Bulbs of multi-flowered tulips are easy to purchase, but these plants are not easy to grow. Only hardworking, careful gardeners can obtain planting material that will again produce several flowers next year and grow a lush bush from it.

What conditions will help to grow bush tulips:

• selection of high-quality planting material – first selection and “extra”, bulbs – at least 4 centimeters;
• regular watering;
• fertilizing 3 times per season;
• digging annually - during the hot period, the bulbs are removed from the ground.

Often only the flower from the apical bud has good external characteristics; the rest lag behind it in terms of flowering and are inferior in size and brightness.

Advice: it is better to plant bush tulips in groups, so they look more impressive and expressive.

Varieties of class

Work on breeding tulips with a large number of flowers began in the 40s of the 20th century. Today, about 3 dozen bush varieties are known.

Antoinette

The variety belongs to chameleons. The flowers bloom are pale yellow, with a white edge that gradually turns pink. There are up to 4-6 flowers on the plant. The height of the bush is 45 centimeters.

Like most tulips, they bloom in May. They easily endure the vagaries of spring weather - wind and lack of sun.

Candy Kisses

Gives magnificent flowers of the most delicate color - pink with a peach tint along the edge. The number of buds is 3-6. If desired, it can be grown as a potted crop. Flowering - early May.

Quebec

A low variety (30-35 centimeters), which will well decorate the edge of a flower bed with early flowering. The bush has 3 orange flowers with a yellow border.

Rosie Bouquet

This plant really blooms in a bouquet - beautiful multi-petaled flowers have a creamy color and an intricate pink border around the edge. Gives up to 6 colors. Height – 50-55 centimeters.

Belicia

April chooses the Belicia variety to bloom. The flowers are lush, with yellowish-white petals, along the edge of which there is a scarlet-lilac stripe. Decorative large flowers on stems up to 50 centimeters.

Friendly Family

The Fringed Family bush tulip is rightfully considered one of the most beautiful among its fellows - the flowers are bright and delicate at the same time. A thin white carved border surrounds the pink-purple petals. Bouquet – 5-7 flowers. Flowering – April-May.

Wallflower

Exquisite long (up to 8 centimeters) tulips in dark burgundy color. The plant produces 5 buds that look together like a real bouquet. Wallflower blooms for a long time - 10-15 days.

Orange Bouquet

The bouquet variety produces buds of a distinct orange hue. The inside of the flower is pink. Orange Bouquet is good in flower beds and used to decorate the area. Blooms in April-May with 3-5 buds.

Fleming Club

Bright variegated flowers in white and pink shades are produced by this bushy appearance. The stripes along the petals give the tulip a festive look. With good care and planting material, the number of flowers is up to 11. Suitable for bouquets and decorating flower beds.

Night Club

Very beautiful single-color tulips with a distinct lilac-pink color. They look good next to plain white or yellow tulips. Night Club produces up to 7 flowers, good in a bouquet and in a flower bed. Blooms in May.

Gypsy Love

The exquisite purple-red hue and fringe along the edges of the petals are the main features of Gipsy Love. The flowers are large - up to 10 centimeters.Despite the long flowering period (up to 3 weeks), they keep their shape well - they do not open up and do not lose color. Stable, like real gypsies, Gipsy Love is “gypsy love.”

Red Georgette

Bright garnet-colored flowers, up to 7 centimeters tall. The long stem (50-60 centimeters) allows you to beautifully assemble them into a bouquet. Red Georgette produces up to 5 flowers, which are convenient to plant in beds with other single-color tulips.

Landing Features

Bush tulips need good care, which starts with proper planting. The soil should be loose, absorb moisture well and not harden into a crust.

When to plant tulips

The usual planting date is September, but flower growers recommend paying more attention to the weather. To prevent the plant from growing, the soil temperature should not be higher than 10-12 °.

Important: when planting in spring, the bulbs begin to be grown in a pot and transferred to the soil when it warms up to 15°. In this case, you should not count on full flowering.

Preparing the bulbs

The purchased planting material does not require preparation. Own bulbs are sorted, doubtful ones are discarded, and the peeling skin is removed. Before planting, immerse in a solution of potassium permanganate for 20-30 minutes and dry.

After flowering

If the tulip is not cut, after flowering, the remains of the ovary are carefully removed, leaving the stem. Wait for the green part of the plant to dry, after which the bulbs are dug up. This is done with bush tulips every year. The bulbs are sorted, sorted, and dried for about a week.

For a month, the bulbs are stored at temperatures above 30 °, then transferred to rooms with a lower temperature (20-22 °).At the time of planting, the bulbs should be stored at temperatures close to 15°.

Selecting a location

Tulips grow well in sunny and slightly shaded areas that receive direct sunlight part of the day. The area should be well protected from the wind, but dry, without long standing puddles.

All bulbous plants love light soils, but bush tulips are in dire need of them. Before planting, the soil is dug up to a depth of 30-35 centimeters, loosened well, and freed from roots and weeds. Drainage is laid, organic fertilizers and sand are added. Fertilize with organic matter 2-3 weeks before planting the bulbs.

Planting scheme

When planting multi-flowered tulips, adhere to the following rules:

• the distance between the bulbs is 10-15 centimeters;
• distance between rows – 20-25 centimeters;
• depth – 10-12 centimeters, for small bulbs – 5-8.

In winter, the area should be mulched with peat to protect it from freezing.

Basic care rules

Only careful care will allow the plant to throw out several buds and bring them to flowering.

Watering and fertilizing

Bush beauties, unlike their lonely relatives, need constant hydration. Lack of moisture is one of the reasons why they don't produce many flowers the second year. The bulbs do not have enough strength to force and preserve buds. The earthen ball must be consistently moist.

Feeding three times a season is another condition for the release of buds and flowering. How to do it:

• for melting snow - mineral fertilizers - 40 grams per square meter;
• when buds appear - before watering in the same amount;
• at the beginning of flowering - a tablespoon of potassium dihydrogen phosphate per bucket of water (3-4 liters per square meter).

To get the number of flowers promised by the breeders, you cannot do without feeding.

Loosening the soil

Bulbs need good drainage and oxygen supply. Loosen the soil around the tulips after each rain and watering, preventing the formation of a crust. In order for the bulbs to master the formation and cultivation of a large number of buds, they are provided with comfort and care.

Weeding tulips

Tulips have sparse foliage and are clogged by weeds. Weeds are removed immediately after they appear during loosening. Otherwise, the weeds will draw moisture and nutrients from the bulb. It is better not to use chemicals against weeds; mechanical loosening is sufficient.

Transplanting tulips

The bulbs are dug up annually, making sure to ensure the recommended conditions outside the soil.

Multi-flowered tulips are transplanted to another place after 2-3 years.

Tulip propagation

At tulip propagation daughter bulbs formed on the main one are used. Propagating bush tulips yourself and getting a multi-flowered plant is an impossible task for a simple gardener.

Diseases and pests of tulips

Excess moisture, poor soil drainage, and pests can cause damage to the bulbs, roots and green parts of plants.

The most common and dangerous diseases are different types of rot - fusarium, gray, botrytial, white. These fungal infections affect the bulbs and roots and spread to the leaves and buds. The disease appears from contaminated soil and bulbs.

Diseased plants need to be isolated and destroyed, the soil should be treated with fungicides and not used for up to 5 years.

Other types of diseases:

• aphid;
• rodents;
• mole cricket;
• slugs;
• purple owl.

To avoid pests, plants are inspected and treated against infection with insecticides.

Bulbs are stored in well-ventilated areas with humidity up to 60%, since planting material often becomes diseased if stored improperly.

Problems in growing

Bush varieties are difficult to grow. The main sadness of amateur flower growers is that it is rarely possible to reproduce repeated flowering with a large bouquet from your own bulbs. Breeders are interested in the annual sale of seed material, and do not bother themselves with securing the properties of long-term multi-flowering.

But even good purchased bulbs will bloom with several buds only with proper care. You won’t be able to plant a tulip and just wait. Let us recall the necessary points of care:

• well-drained light soil;
• timely watering, constant soil moisture;
• loosening, easy access of air to the roots without drying out;
• three times feeding.

If a summer resident dreams of getting flowers from his own bulbs next year, he needs to follow all the rules for harvesting, storing and planting them.

Bush tulips look good in flower beds, but are inferior in beauty to their single counterparts when cut. To get a full-fledged bouquet, they need to be planted in winter, carefully observing all growing conditions. Early flowering, beautiful greenery and a magnificent multi-flowered bush will truly decorate the area.