When to plant tulips in Lankaran: 18 November – end of December

In Lankaran, tulip: plant from 18 November to the end of 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.

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 Lankaran: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 0.8 °C.

Planting	18 November – end of December
First autumn frost	18 December
Coldest nights	January, 0.8 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring	26 February
Daylight	10:00 on 18 November
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:27

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

Tulip in Lankaran: 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 Lankaran the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 19 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 Lankaran the three warmest months bring about 99 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 Lankaran, Vanadzor is 84 days earlier and Baku 6 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Baku	204 km	by 24 November	6 days later
Ganja	302 km	11 November – end of December	7 days earlier
Yerevan	405 km	3 October – 4 December	46 days earlier
Vanadzor	437 km	26 August – 29 October	84 days earlier
Van	476 km	29 September – 21 November	50 days earlier
Tbilisi	477 km	16 October – end of December	33 days earlier

Where to buy tulip for planting in Lankaran

Planting stock goes into the ground from 18 November to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Lankaran OpenStreetMap lists 1 market (collected 27 October 2026).

Örtülü Bazar — market
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