Tulip bulbs are usually planted in autumn from September to November when the plant is dormant. At this time of year, the plant is in full bloom with beautiful multicoloured flowers.
However, as the month draws on, tulip flowers will shrivel up and could start to develop seed heads if they’re not deadheaded.
With this in mind, gardening expert Monty Don has shared the “best way” to “deadhead” tulips this month.
He wrote on his blog: “If you have tulips growing in borders, deadhead them once they are past their best.
“This will stop the development of seed so that all the energy goes into forming new bulbs for next year’s flowers.
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“The best way to deadhead them is simply to snap off the spent flower with the growing seed pod using your fingers.
“Do not cut back the stem or any of the foliage as this will all contribute to the growing bulbs as they slowly die back.”
Deadheading is a necessary step as it stops the plants from wasting energy on developing seed heads.
However, some specialist tulip varieties don’t need to be deadheaded as these can be grown from seed.
For the best display, replace tulip bulbs with new ones every year.
Tulips like to be planted in full sun in nutrient-rich soil and can produce an array of colourful blooms including white, yellow, blue, purple, pink, red and purple.
There are also a variety of shaped tulips, according to the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), with viridiflora, double, lily-flowered and parrot forms.
