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When to plant tulips in Launceston: by 9 May

In Launceston, tulip: plant by 9 May. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit. For planting stock, the places nearby include TasHerd Pty Ltd (farm supply, 9 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Tulip in Launceston: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in July, average 4.3 °C.

Plantingby 9 May
First autumn frost8 June
Coldest nightsJuly, 4.3 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in springalready in the first week of July
Daylight10:02 on 9 May
Daylight at the winter solstice9:10

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

Tulip in Launceston: 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 Launceston the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 17 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 Launceston the three warmest months bring about 174 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 Launceston, Canberra is 9 days earlier and Devonport 18 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Devonport71 kmby 27 May18 days later
Melbourne444 kmby 26 May17 days later
Ballarat514 kmby 20 May11 days later
Bendigo575 kmby 20 May11 days later
Albury597 kmby 21 May12 days later
Canberra707 kmby 30 April9 days earlier

Where to buy tulip for planting in Launceston

Planting stock goes into the ground by 9 May; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Launceston OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery and 1 market (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tulips in Launceston?

In Launceston, tulip: plant by 9 May. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit.

When is the last spring frost in Launceston?

Last spring frost around 28 August, first autumn frost around 8 June.

Other crops in Launceston, with their dates