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There are several different viruses that affect tulips, each with slightly different symptoms. Tulip breaking virus causes streaking or marking of purple, pink and red tulips, usually on the late-flowering cultivars. White and yellow tulips aren

don't you just love Tulips, amazing how there is an awful desease waiting to attack everything on the planet, if it's not one virus it's another but we keep on trying, because we think they are wondeful.

, daffodils and crocusCreate a spring window box of tulips, thyme and honeysuckleVideo advice on picking tulips,from Sarah RavenHow to deal with tulip virusHow to deal with tulip fireBrowse tulip speciesGrowing tulips - Gardeners' World blog by James Alexander-Sinclair

Sarah Raven demonstrates the most effective method for picking tulips from the garden to ensure the best display indoors, without inhibiting next year's growth.MayMore advice on growing tulipsTreating tulip virusLayering bulbs in a pot

from November onwards-that bit I do know There is a reason -someone will illuminate I thought that the only reason not to plant too early was to avoid the virus tulip fire but other than that I cannot see a problem http://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/problems/flowers/tulip

damage.  Some of mine came up looking like a concertina, as if they had to struggle out of the ground - definitly cold damage - maybe this is too?  I know of tulip virus but have not come across one that attacks daffodils as well, tho' I guess

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in manure... Thanks. Will sort it this weekend. Tulips, ESP the modern ones, do seem susceptible to virus, etc. but I think the best way is to plant for one year and then discard them or dig them up and store. The old varieties, usually the yellow and red

Hi, never been a great fan of tulips, but colour was needed as the daffs began to fade, so, i bit the bullet and 36 bulbs found a new home, planted in november 6in deep with a little compost and well watered in i thought see you in the spring.  Well

of a problem as it is very attractive but I suspect this could be a virus. However my main problem is that something is severing the heads from the stem. In some cases the stems are peeled back and a black residue is left. This has happened overnight