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When to plant tulips in Orange: by 14 May

In Orange, tulip: plant by 14 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 The Rural Centre Pty Ltd (farm supply, 1 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Tulip in Orange: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in July, average 3.6 °C.

Plantingby 14 May
First autumn frost13 June
Coldest nightsJuly, 3.6 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in springalready in the first week of July
Daylight10:27 on 14 May
Daylight at the winter solstice9:57

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

Tulip in Orange: 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 Orange 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 Orange the three warmest months bring about 201 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 Orange, Canberra is 14 days earlier and Melbourne 12 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Dubbo123 kmby 20 May6 days later
Canberra222 kmby 30 April14 days earlier
Albury369 kmby 21 May7 days later
Bendigo585 kmby 20 May6 days later
Melbourne628 kmby 26 May12 days later
Ballarat673 kmby 20 May6 days later

Where to buy tulip for planting in Orange

Planting stock goes into the ground by 14 May; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Orange OpenStreetMap lists 2 farm-supply shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tulips in Orange?

In Orange, tulip: plant by 14 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 Orange?

Last spring frost around 24 August, first autumn frost around 13 June.

Other crops in Orange, with their dates