 Tulips -- Tulip Montana
Cultivation Tulips like a well-drained soil that is dry during the summer. Follow your package directions for the specific variety you purchased for planting depth and distance between bulbs. Bible References Song of Solomon 2:12: The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; Return to Enabling Bible Gardens Return to Enabled Gardener This entire website is copyrighted by Diana Pederson, 2006-2009. Use of any page |
Song of Solomon 2:12 mentions a Rose of Sharon plant that flowers when the turtledove is heard in the land. This must be a spring blooming plant. Some botanists believe the native tulip is the species mentioned although others have identified it as other plants that grow from bulbs. Unfortunately, this species is seldom available; use any red species tulips. in its place. Don't use the red hybrids that are much larger.