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When to plant tulips in Nantes: by 30 October

In Nantes, tulip: plant by 30 October. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit. For planting stock, the places nearby include Les Deux Feuilles (farm shop, 6 km) and Ferme de la Chasseloire (farm shop, 8 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Tulip in Nantes: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 3.4 °C.

Plantingby 30 October
First autumn frost29 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, 3.4 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Daylight10:08 on 30 October
Daylight at the winter solstice8:29

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

Tulip in Nantes: 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 Nantes 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 Nantes the three warmest months bring about 146 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 Nantes, Poitiers is 10 days earlier and La Rochelle 13 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Angers80 kmby 28 October2 days earlier
Rennes99 kmby 29 October1 day earlier
La Rochelle122 kmby 12 November13 days later
Le Mans157 km25 October – end of December5 days earlier
Poitiers160 km20 October – end of December10 days earlier
Quimper210 kmby 9 November10 days later

Where to buy tulip for planting in Nantes

Planting stock goes into the ground by 30 October; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Nantes OpenStreetMap lists 18 garden centres, 1 plant nursery, 51 markets and 22 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tulips in Nantes?

In Nantes, tulip: plant by 30 October. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit.

When is the last spring frost in Nantes?

Last spring frost around 7 March, first autumn frost around 29 November.

Other crops in Nantes, with their dates