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When to plant tulips in La Rochelle: by 12 November

In La Rochelle, tulip: plant by 12 November. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit. For planting stock, the places nearby include Paul Bossuet - Viticulteur (farm shop, 0 km) and La ferme Rabillier (farm shop, 15 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Tulip in La Rochelle: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 4.5 °C.

Plantingby 12 November
First autumn frost12 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, 4.5 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Daylight9:36 on 12 November
Daylight at the winter solstice8:37

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

Tulip in La Rochelle: 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 La Rochelle the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 16 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 La Rochelle the three warmest months bring about 144 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

All the nearest cities on our list plant tulip earlier than La Rochelle; the closest date is in Bordeaux, 12 days earlier.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Nantes122 kmby 30 October13 days earlier
Poitiers123 km20 October – end of December23 days earlier
Angers153 kmby 28 October15 days earlier
Bordeaux153 kmby 31 October12 days earlier
Limoges190 km28 October – end of December15 days earlier
Rennes221 kmby 29 October14 days earlier

Where to buy tulip for planting in La Rochelle

Planting stock goes into the ground by 12 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of La Rochelle OpenStreetMap lists 10 garden centres, 5 markets and 6 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tulips in La Rochelle?

In La Rochelle, tulip: plant by 12 November. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit.

When is the last spring frost in La Rochelle?

Last spring frost around 14 February, first autumn frost around 12 December.

Other crops in La Rochelle, with their dates