"Ice cream" - a tulip or a dessert? Or both?

For experienced florists, "ice cream" is a tulip of rare beauty, and not a dairy dessert. This flower has won the hearts of lovers of decorative flora with its unusual coloring. It is because of her that the plant was called Tulip Ice Cream. The thing is that the bud really looks like ice cream, and so much that from afar you literally will not see the difference from this favorite children's delicacy.

general information

"Ice cream" is a tulip, which is one of the five finest varieties of this familiar flower. Pinkish petals of different shades frame the snow-white core. Blossoms this wonder, beginning in April and ending with June. Tulip bulbs "ice cream" are not cheap, about two hundred rubles for one piece. Vendors insist that the tulip is very resistant to different soils and is not whimsical in grooming. But it is not so. People who bought bulbs and tried to grow them without much care, said that the flowers either did not rise at all, or they did not grow at all as expected. With improper cultivation and care the tulip will grow small, with a pale color and will not please you as it should.

Secrets of cultivation

Tulip "Ice Crim" is at risk of growing not all. It is simpler, of course, to plant simple unpretentious varieties that do not require special attention. But if you recall the beauty of the bud of this variety, you can still decide to land. One of the secrets of growing this flower is the soil. Ideally, it must be purchased from trusted suppliers that work with Dutch producers. They also need to buy the bulbs themselves. If everything is done correctly, then there will be no problems with top dressing of plants.

Making a flower garden

"Ice cream" is a tulip that can live on the same garden with other flowers. The main thing at the same time is to observe the rules of care and be sure to purchase a special land for such a flower garden. So, if you want to make a beautiful flowerbed, we recommend that you act like this:

• Choose a place to plant in a sunny place, as the flower loves warmth and light;
• Well loosen the ground before planting the flower itself;
• Gently remove the plant from the pot and place it in the soil twenty centimeters deep;
• The distance between the bulbs should not be less than five centimeters;
• After that, in shallower depths, we plant a daffodil, and above, for example, crocus;
• This order of planting is explained by the fact that all these flowers budonize at different times, first crocus, then tulip, and at the end narcissus; While some do not interfere with the others, but, on the contrary, create a beautiful green frame for the neighbors;
• Such combination of colors has one more advantage: weed grasses on such flower beds practically do not grow, and in case of strong wind gusts plants support each other from different directions.

Features of care

There are some standard recommendations that are better to adhere to, so that the cultivation process is successful:

• As already mentioned, the tulip "Ice Crim" loves light, so you need to plant it in a suitable place. If you plant a flower in the penumbra, then you will never see the full beauty of its buds. Most likely, they will be small and pale pink.
• The regime of watering the flower is reduced to once a week, but provided that the weather is moderately warm. If the street is hot, then watering should be done every two days.
• Like any plant, this decorative flower needs additional nutrition. To begin with, this is done during the first landing: the land where you are going to plant the tulip, is mixed with parts of compost or foliage. When the vegetative period comes, it is necessary to fertilize the plant with the help of a mineral fertilizer complex. It is recommended to make five additional fertilizing during the season.
• Carefully follow the condition of the flower in the flowerbed. One of the main enemies of a tulip is a snail. If you see it in time, you can get rid of it without losing the flowers. It is enough simply to sprinkle the soil on the flower bed with a special substance that can be purchased at the store.

Storage conditions

"Ice cream" is a tulip, for the sake of the beauty of which one should try a little. And if it was not difficult for you to take care of him, we think that it will be easy for you to provide and store bulbs in the winter. After the leaves of the flowers have turned yellow, you must prepare to remove the plant from the flowerbed for storage until the next season. For this:

• Dig out bulbs;
• Dry them;
• Clean from dry parts and soil;
• Place in a container so that all bulbs lie in one row;
• Place the container with the bulbs of the plant in an incompetent room, where the air temperature will be cool.

As you can see, there are no big difficulties in the care of the flower, but there are some nuances that are important in this process. Seeing the beauty of this flower, people can not refrain from admiration, and everyone will be struck by the desire to have such a charm in their garden.