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When to plant tulips in Le Havre: by 12 November

In Le Havre, 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 Le producteur local (farm shop, 1 km) and Le producteur local (farm shop, 1 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Tulip in Le Havre: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 3.9 °C.

Plantingby 12 November
First autumn frost12 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, 3.9 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring8 January
Daylight9:17 on 12 November
Daylight at the winter solstice8:09

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

Tulip in Le Havre: 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 Le Havre the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 21 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 Le Havre the three warmest months bring about 197 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 Le Havre; the closest date is in Caen, 7 days earlier.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Caen48 kmby 5 November7 days earlier
Brighton150 kmby 1 November11 days earlier
Le Mans166 km25 October – end of December18 days earlier
Paris177 km21 October – end of December22 days earlier
Rennes202 kmby 29 October14 days earlier
Orléans220 km26 October – end of December17 days earlier

Where to buy tulip for planting in Le Havre

Planting stock goes into the ground by 12 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Le Havre OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery, 9 markets and 7 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tulips in Le Havre?

In Le Havre, 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 Le Havre?

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

Other crops in Le Havre, with their dates