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When to plant tulips in Valdivia: by 15 May

In Valdivia, tulip: plant by 15 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 Invernadero Saval (plant nursery, 1 km) and Covepa (farm supply, 2 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Tulip in Valdivia: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in July, average 4.8 °C.

Plantingby 15 May
First autumn frost14 June
Coldest nightsJuly, 4.8 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in springalready in the first week of July
Daylight9:58 on 15 May
Daylight at the winter solstice9:21

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

Tulip in Valdivia: 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 Valdivia the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 17 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 Valdivia the three warmest months bring about 125 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 Valdivia; the closest date is in Concepción, 1 day earlier.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Osorno85 kmby 3 May12 days earlier
Temuco131 kmby 23 April22 days earlier
Puerto Montt186 kmby 7 May8 days earlier
Bariloche222 km12 December – 14 May154 days earlier
Los Ángeles272 kmby 2 May13 days earlier
Concepción332 kmby 14 May1 day earlier

Where to buy tulip for planting in Valdivia

Planting stock goes into the ground by 15 May; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Valdivia OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 3 plant nurseries, 12 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tulips in Valdivia?

In Valdivia, tulip: plant by 15 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 Valdivia?

Last spring frost around 13 August, first autumn frost around 14 June.

Other crops in Valdivia, with their dates