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When to plant tulips in Los Ángeles: by 2 May

In Los Ángeles, tulip: plant by 2 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 Vivero El Budy (garden centre, 12 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Tulip in Los Ángeles: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in July, average 4.1 °C.

Plantingby 2 May
First autumn frost1 June
Coldest nightsJuly, 4.1 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in springalready in the first week of July
Daylight10:32 on 2 May
Daylight at the winter solstice9:34

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

Tulip in Los Ángeles: 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 Los Ángeles 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 Los Ángeles the three warmest months bring about 54 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 Los Ángeles, Temuco is 9 days earlier and Valdivia 13 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Concepción94 kmby 14 May12 days later
Chillán98 kmby 13 May11 days later
Temuco143 kmby 23 April9 days earlier
Talca236 kmby 14 May12 days later
Valdivia272 kmby 15 May13 days later
Curicó293 kmby 8 May6 days later

Where to buy tulip for planting in Los Ángeles

Planting stock goes into the ground by 2 May; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Los Ángeles OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 2 farm-supply shops and 3 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tulips in Los Ángeles?

In Los Ángeles, tulip: plant by 2 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 Los Ángeles?

Last spring frost around 25 August, first autumn frost around 1 June.

Other crops in Los Ángeles, with their dates