Just about every Bay Area gardener has experienced disappointment in trying to get tulips to return as beautiful as the year they were planted. For those of us in mild zones, it's simply not cold ...

What: If you are searching for a tulip that will return year after year, then Tulipa clusiana is for you. Of special note, the lady tulip has a deep pink-and-white striped flower, a color combination ...

Every spring, I always get a question about bulbs. This year, I’ve gotten a lot of comment on the tulips in full bloom at Hurley Park. The biggest question is, “Why can’t I get my tulips to bloom like ...

Tulipa turkestanica is a multi-flowering tulip that produces four to eight small white flowers per stem. This golden-eyed wildflower is particularly appealing in mass plantings where its sweet ...

EVERYONE knows tulips. But do they? Consider species tulips, the wild ancestors of the traditional tulip. They are survivors, native plants found perched on the sides of scorching mountain passes and ...

Tulips have enchanted gardeners for hundreds of years, feeding a passion that got out of hand in 17th-century Holland when people lost first their heads and then their fortunes over the craze known as ...

The magic of flower bulbs is irresistible. You plant these weird-looking things in October, and by spring, they’re transformed into graceful plants with velvet blossoms in vivid colors. Bulbs like ...

One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include lenten rose, peony, redbud, azalea, elephant ear, lantana, coneflower, savory calamint and rudbeckia. Tulips have ...