How to Make Tulips Come Back & Repeat Flower

In this video I explain how to make your tulips come back in flower for many years by choosing perennial tulips, how to plant them and how to ensure longevity if you have already bought non-perennial tulips.
The video uses mostly my own garden photos, some taken in Keukenhof some 10 years ago where the quality is not the best, and a few from CC sources as follows...
Bulbs bought here...

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[GrannysGarden]

One of the best videos I've seen in a long time. Packed with information, well prepared and presented. Loved it.

[michaelmccarthy]

Someone's back is going to be aching after planting 750 tulip bulbs. Oh the things we go through for a pretty garden.

[zeemeems]

Wow. Best tulip video ever. I'm a Garden Answer Groupie but I learned so much more in this one video even after hours of research. Will rewatch every time I make a bulb order.

[sarahreeve]

Thank you! You've saved me from an expensive mistake. I'm planning to plant hundreds of bulbs under my lawn, but I didn't realise that some don't repeat flower!

[Hairbysophialyn]

Great video! I wish ALL garden videos were this good!

[CintiaVsTia]

My first batch of forced bulbs just bloomed. I'm happy to have found this video

[deano]

Thank you for giving honest realistic advice! Much appreciated! 🌷💐

[simonfunwithtrains]

The best information on tulips, easy to understand with great advice.

[webfortunesuccess]

Love Tulips too, they are beautiful flower. Good to know about Tulips.

[TheEnthusiasticGardener]

Rachel this is such a great video and just what I needed to see as I’m just about to plant mine. I bet I’ve bought non perennials but I’ll plant them anyway and next year I will order online from a good stockist following all your great advice. Feeding with a liquid fertiliser after flowering is a great tip and I will dig them up each year in future too. Great info Rachel, thank you!!

[nonnielie]

I just found your channel, thanks for sharing.

[ivoryesther]

This is terrific! Thank you so much. You must be a teacher or a lecturer, your presentation is so good!

[idharryliquaditions]

This is the best video I’ve seen about tulips

[rosehandy]

I like what you said about throwing the tools for next year two thumbs up 👍👍👍😊

[brandonallen]

Thank you so much my dear friend for explaining this tulip fact to me. Now i know how to keep them for years to come. Even here on the gulf coast of Texas. Now i understand why they always rot on me.

[lindamontgomery]

I just found your gardening channel. I grew up in the US with Irish immigrant grandparents. My Grandfather was a wonderful gardener. I met him every day in the garden after school . I picked up my love of gardening from him. I have had trouble with my tulips returning each year and just accepted that I would replant them each fall. Then you talked about digging them up and drying the foliage . And I had an instant flashback to seeing our basement floor covered in tulips, lying on newspaper. Now I understand. God Bless and Thank you.

[wandashaw]

Some of the most beautiful flowers I've ever seen! Thank you!

[emmalavenham]

Wow! This is without a doubt the best video I have seen in selecting, planting and maintaining tulips. I could not agree more. We would love to introduce double lates into our borders but it is just not in the cards. We chose to go with the double Darwin Akebono and one of the greens - Green Star. #FingersCrossed We are also beginning to explore the species tulips by planting the heirloom Fire Flame.

[zulefandom]

This is a fantastic video, wonderful information.

[felisarahn]

Just saw this video. Excellent content, very informative and well laid out. Thank you for making it.