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by: Doug

I'm delighted you folks went to all the trouble to get a few tulip blooms in Singapore. Good for you!

If you intend to get those bulbs to "rebloom" - you're going to have to grow them until the leaves go yellow/brown. In the garden, this normally takes 2 months (give or take a few weeks depending on variety) In that time, they'll require full sunlight and feeding in order to pump enough strength into the bulb so it can produce another flower bud.

Good luck with it. I guess you can grow darn near anything anywhere if you have a mind to. LOL!
Growing Tulips in Singapore
by: Valery Siew

I have followed the method provided, by forcing winter in the vegetable compartment of the fridge for 15 weeks. You will need to check if the water is sufficient every week to ensure that the bulb gets enough water. I removed and placed them by the window sill once the plant starts to shoot in the air-conditioned room and it bloomed within a month. The flower last for about a week and the plant is now drying up. Will need to wait for another 8 mths before I can replant the bulb again. You can really grow tulips in Singapore, but indoor only and provided you have an air-conditioned environment to support it. It takes plenty of effort as Singapore is not the suitable perennial for tulips but its definitely possible...
Tulips in Singapore
by: Dan A

While you obviously cannot grow tulips outdoors in a tropical climate, you can get a mini show indoors, depending on how much work you're willing to do. Two things absolutely must happen for tulip bulbs to flower, and thrive. A) they must have 14 weeks of cold (5 degrees Celsius, 40 Fahrenheit, NOT COLDER) to set a bud, and B) they must be allowed to have green leaves until they naturally wither, about 8 weeks, in order to gather enough energy to flower again before they go dormant. So what you must be willing to do, is keep the (dried) bulbs in damp vermiculite or sand, in a sealed container, at 5 degrees C., for 14 weeks. Then plant them in a suitable container with full sun, feed and water as directed, enjoy your tulips (this can take 20 weeks); let the leaves grow until they wither, dig them up and let them dry out in a dry place. You may have to create a dry place by putting them in a container with some dry rice to absorb the moisture). Then keep them cool and dry until about 34 weeks before you want flowers again, whereupon you return them to the damp vermiculite or sand for 14 weeks, and replant. A lot of work, but the only way to do it in the tropics. I would recommend a small refrigerator just for the bulbs. Good Luck!

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