Tulips in a vase

• Posted on 22 January 2025
• By Annelies
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But what are the best tips to keep tulips beautiful for longer and how do I keep my tulips beautiful for a long time? Extend the lifespan of your beautiful tulips by giving them enough attention. It's time for tulips, because the tulip season has started again! After the dark months, the cheerful and lively tulip is the sign of early spring. A bunch of beautiful tulips puts a smile on everyone's face!

But what are the best tips to keep tulips beautiful for longer and how do I keep my tulips beautiful for a long time? Extend the lifespan of your beautiful tulips by giving them enough attention.

It's time for tulips, because the tulip season has started again! After the dark months, the cheerful and lively tulip is the sign of early spring. A bunch of beautiful tulips puts a smile on everyone's face!

The Tulip Season

The tulips are available from mid-December to May. The tulip likes cold and wet. Tulips are real spring flowers, but thanks to special nurseries, the tulip is available as a cut flower all year round. They come in many colors and types.

Tips: keep bouquets of tulips beautiful for longer

Tulips create a cheerful spring atmosphere in the home. There are different variants and colors and they each have their own appearance. They can be part of a mixed bouquet or a bouquet with only tulips, making them a beautiful eye-catcher.

With these tips you will get the most out of your beautiful bunch of tulips and enjoy them for longer.

Buy fresh Tulips:

About 300 different types of tulips are traded at the auction every day.

The tulips are all traded by weight, from 20 grams to 50 grams. The tulips in the supermarkets are always the lighter tulips, which means they can be sold at a lower price. You will mainly find the heavier quality at the florist. When the tulips are still in bud, they are at their best.

Clean vase and fresh water:

Tulips from the greenhouse are very sensitive to bacteria. Therefore, clean the vase thoroughly with soap and water and dry it well. Fill the vase with water. Never give them too much water: a few centimeters of cold water is sufficient.

But make sure you top up the water to that level regularly. Did you know that your tulips can even grow a few centimeters in the vase? You do not need to feed tulips, their strength lies in the stem.

TIP: always cut the tulips straight. You normally cut flowers at an angle, but for tulips it is better to do this straight. Because the tulip is a thirsty flower and continues to grow in the vase, it is better to keep the cutting surface as small as possible. Otherwise it will become too heavy and it will droop.

This will make your tulips happy and last longer.

Choose the right place for the tulips:

Place tulips in a cool, draft-free place and avoid direct sunlight. Do not place the vase near the fruit bowl. Ripening fruit produces ethylene gas, which causes tulips to wilt more quickly.

No more limp tulips:

The tulip will always continue to grow, making the stem longer. This means that it is best to put the tulips in a few centimeters of water, which makes them think “oh, I have to be frugal, because I don't get much water”. But be careful that they don't become dry, because they do drink something. This makes the tulips last longer.

Hang the tulips:

Cut the stems of the tulips straight. Then wrap the flowers tightly in paper and leave them in cold water overnight.

I hope that with these tips you will enjoy your beautiful bouquet of tulips for as long as possible. Would you like to make someone happy with a beautiful tulip bouquet? Then view our tulip bouquets.