Cut flowers
Tulips
Tulipa
- Cat: toxic
- Dog: toxic
- Light: bright, no harsh sun
About the plant
Tulips came to Europe from Turkey in the 16th century and set off the first speculative bubble in Holland. In a vase they keep growing and turn toward the light, so a bouquet changes shape over the days. They last longest in a cool spot, in a little cold water.
Tulips and pets
- Cat
- toxic
- Dog
- toxic
- Signs
- vomiting, depression, diarrhea, drooling; most of the toxin (tulipalin) is in the bulb
If a cat or a dog ate this plant and shows signs, contact a vet straight away.
Instead: safe for cats and dogs
Care
- Light
- bright, no harsh sun
- Air humidity
- normal
- Temperature
- 5–20 °C
- Feeding
- not needed
- In a vase
- usually last about 7 days; change the water every 2 days
- Grown
- cut, in a vase
Tulips keep growing a few centimetres in the vase and bend toward the light: turn the vase. Little cold water, away from fruit and radiators.
This is a rough guide for a flat in Poland. In flowers every plant also has its own watering interval, which learns from how the soil was.