Have you noticed that some years the Red Emperor blooms with almost no flower stalk? Some of them bloomed inside the leaves. We asked our expert, Dr. Mary Meyer what happened.
Red Emperor tulips are known for being short. Some years, with warmer spring temperatures, some of the tulip stems won't lengthen at all before flowering. It’s as if the tulips felt the warm weather and "hurried their flowering." Cooler temperatures, 40°— 50° would allow the stems to elongate before the flowers formed.
Judy Molnar Newport News, Virginia
