When to plant tulips in Wiesbaden: 24 October – end of December

In Wiesbaden, tulip: plant from 24 October to the end of December.

Bulbs are best planted early in the window: late-planted bulbs may flower later or less well. Late planting works only while the soil can be dug. Mulch after planting.

The average daily temperature here stays above 0 °C all winter, and at least three months average 7 °C or less: our rule of thumb for the winter cold spring bulbs need. Sources: Iowa State University Extension, Wisconsin Horticulture Extension, UNH Extension, RHS.

Tulip in Wiesbaden: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 0.1 °C.

Planting	24 October – end of December
First autumn frost	23 November
Coldest nights	January, 0.1 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring	10 March
Daylight	10:17 on 24 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:04

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

Tulip in Wiesbaden: 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 Wiesbaden 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 Wiesbaden the three warmest months bring about 179 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 Wiesbaden; the closest date is in Düsseldorf, 2 days earlier.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Frankfurt	32 km	18 October – end of December	6 days earlier
Karlsruhe	120 km	20 October – end of December	4 days earlier
Cologne	132 km	21 October – end of December	3 days earlier
Stuttgart	160 km	9 October – end of December	15 days earlier
Luxembourg	160 km	19 October – end of December	5 days earlier
Düsseldorf	164 km	22 October – end of December	2 days earlier

Where to buy tulip for planting in Wiesbaden

Planting stock goes into the ground from 24 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Wiesbaden OpenStreetMap lists 18 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 6 plant nurseries, 17 markets and 28 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Wochenmarkt Kostheim — market
Thu 08:00–13:00 · 10 km · wiesbaden.de
Wochenmarkt Bretzenheim — market
Bahnstraße, 55128 Mainz · Fri 07:00–13:00 · 11 km
Flörsheimer Wochenmarkt - Gallusplatz — market
Gallusplatz, 65439 Flörsheim am Main · Fri 08:00–14:00 · 15 km
Mainzer Wochenmarkt — market
Tue 07:00–14:00; Fri–Sat 07:00–14:00 · 9 km
Wochenmarkt — market
Fri 09:00–12:00 · 11 km
Wochenmarkt Hochheim — market
Sat 07:00–13:00 · 11 km
Wochenmarkt — market
Fri 14:00–24:00 · 13 km
Wochenmarkt Bad Schwalbach — market
Thu 07:00–13:00 · 14 km

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