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When to plant tulips in Cheyenne: 13 September – 4 December

In Cheyenne, tulip: plant from 13 September to about 4 December. For planting stock, the places nearby include WY fresh (farm shop, 3 km) and River Bend Nursery and Stone (garden centre, 7 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Bulbs are best planted early in the window: late-planted bulbs may flower later or less well. Late planting works only while the soil can be dug. Mulch after planting.

The date is about two weeks before the average daily temperature here falls below 0 °C (ten years of weather): an estimate, not the day the ground freezes, and a cold spell can freeze it earlier. Sources: Iowa State University Extension, Wisconsin Horticulture Extension, UNH Extension, RHS, how the ground freezes (NRC Canada, CBD-26).

Tulip in Cheyenne: soil, season and weather

Nights then average below 0 °C in November–April; the coldest, February, averages -6.8 °C.

Planting13 September – 4 December
First autumn frost13 October
Coldest nightsFebruary, -6.8 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring6 April
Daylight12:36 on 13 September
Daylight at the winter solstice9:12

The same dates in Cheyenne hold for Garlic, Daffodil, Crocus and Hyacinth.

Tulip in Cheyenne: depth, winter cold, pests and pets

Plant tulips at a depth of two to three times the bulb’s height, at least twice the bulb’s width apart, pointed end up (RHS). Where winters are very cold, tulips benefit from deeper planting to protect them from frost penetrating the soil (RHS); here the average daily temperature drops below 0 °C in winter.

In Cheyenne the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 29 weeks a year (our estimate from ten years of monthly weather). For this bulb Wisconsin Horticulture Extension gives a cold period of 15–17 weeks at about 2–10 °C. The winter here gives that in the ground, so the bulbs need no pre-chilling.

Border tulips often fail to flower in their second year if left in the ground, so many gardeners grow them for one spring and plant fresh bulbs each autumn; Darwin hybrid and Kaufmanniana tulips reflower more reliably (RHS). Soils that stay wet in summer make reflowering difficult (RHS): in Cheyenne the three warmest months bring about 104 mm of rain together.

Grey squirrels often dig up tulip bulbs: lay chicken wire over the bed until the leaves appear, or plant daffodils among them, which squirrels avoid (RHS). Tulips are toxic to dogs, cats and horses, the bulb most of all (ASPCA).

Sources: RHS, Wisconsin Horticulture Extension, ASPCA.

Tulip in nearby cities

Around Cheyenne, Rapid City is 1 day earlier and Pueblo 15 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Fort Collins69 km21 September – 5 December8 days later
Denver156 km15 September – 14 December2 days later
Pueblo321 km28 September – end of December15 days later
Rapid City351 km12 September – 28 November1 day earlier
Grand Junction392 km27 September – 7 December14 days later
Pierre514 km24 September – 19 November11 days later

Where to buy tulip for planting in Cheyenne

Planting stock goes into the ground from 13 September to about 4 December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Cheyenne OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres and 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tulips in Cheyenne?

In Cheyenne, tulip: plant from 13 September to about 4 December. Bulbs are best planted early in the window: late-planted bulbs may flower later or less well. Late planting works only while the soil can be dug. Mulch after planting.

When is the last spring frost in Cheyenne?

Last spring frost around 12 May, first autumn frost around 13 October.

Other crops in Cheyenne, with their dates