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When to plant tulips in Swansea: by 1 November

In Swansea, tulip: plant by 1 November. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit.

Tulip in Swansea: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 3.7 °C.

Plantingby 1 November
First autumn frost1 December
Coldest nightsJanuary, 3.7 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring15 January
Daylight9:41 on 1 November
Daylight at the winter solstice7:49

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

Tulip in Swansea: 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 Swansea the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 24 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 Swansea the three warmest months bring about 357 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 Swansea; the closest date is in Exeter, 4 days earlier.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Bristol95 km23 October – end of December9 days earlier
Exeter104 km28 October – end of December4 days earlier
Birmingham170 km20 October – end of December12 days earlier
Coventry188 km18 October – end of December14 days earlier
Stoke-on-Trent197 km16 October – end of December16 days earlier
Liverpool209 km27 October – end of December5 days earlier

Where to buy tulip for planting in Swansea

Planting stock goes into the ground by 1 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Swansea OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 2 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tulips in Swansea?

In Swansea, tulip: plant by 1 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 Swansea?

Last spring frost around 28 February, first autumn frost around 1 December.

Other crops in Swansea, with their dates