When to plant tulips in Cosenza: 31 October – end of December

In Cosenza, tulip: plant from 31 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Agri Store (farm supply, 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 average daily temperature here stays above 0 °C all winter, and at least three months average 7 °C or less: our rule of thumb for the winter cold spring bulbs need. Sources: Iowa State University Extension, Wisconsin Horticulture Extension, UNH Extension, RHS.

Tulip in Cosenza: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 0.5 °C.

Planting	31 October – end of December
First autumn frost	30 November
Coldest nights	January, 0.5 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring	8 January
Daylight	10:35 on 31 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:24

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

Tulip in Cosenza: 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).

In Cosenza the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 20 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 Cosenza the three warmest months bring about 124 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 Cosenza, Potenza is 5 days earlier and Palermo 23 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Reggio Calabria	142 km	by 19 November	19 days later
Potenza	154 km	26 October – end of December	5 days earlier
Salerno	198 km	by 11 November	11 days later
Lecce	201 km	by 28 October	3 days earlier
Foggia	247 km	by 20 November	20 days later
Palermo	283 km	23 November – end of December	23 days later

Where to buy tulip for planting in Cosenza

Planting stock goes into the ground from 31 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Cosenza OpenStreetMap lists 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery and 1 market (collected 27 October 2026).

Campagna Amica — market
Piazza Giacomo Matteotti, 87100 Cosenza · Tue–Sun 08:30–13:30; Wed–Fri closed · 1 km · campagnamica.it
Agri Store — farm supply
Via Verticelli 3, 87059 Casali del Manco · Mon–Sun 08:00–12:30, 15:30–19:30 · 7 km · facebook.com
Il Giardino — plant nursery
1 km

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