As of: February 2, 2024, 10:00 a.m
By: Joana Lück
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In spring, early bloomers such as tulips sprout again in large numbers from the ground.
If they have spots or look worn out, they may be affected by tulip fire.
Tulips belong to spring like sunflowers belong to summer.
However, the joy of early bloomers is spoiled if the flower has underdeveloped or perforated leaves or pale spots on the otherwise pretty blossom.
Dots on the onion skin also indicate tulip fire.
As the name suggests, this disease can be classified as dramatic because it attacks the flowers and also contaminates the soil.
Flowers and leaves are affected
Tulip fire manifests itself in the flowers when the flowers and leaves have spots.
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Tulip fire is a gray mold pathogen (Botrytis tulipae) for which, according to
Schloesserland Sachsen,
there is no approved antidote.
Although fungicides can be used, they do not always work and also kill beneficial creatures.
According to the portal, the only treatment option is consistent prevention and the avoidance of tulips on the cultivated areas for several years.
Even if the onions are of good quality, the fungus can strike, as
The Little Horror Garden
points out.
Avoid the following mistakes when planting tulips:
Planting tulips in the same soil for several years is a risk factor for tulip fire.
If the spring is wet and it rains often, the fungus has very good conditions to spread.
You can starve the fungus by not growing tulips in the once infected soil for several years in a row.
All tulip remains, including bulbs, should be removed after flowering.
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In the following years you should plant the tulips in a different location because the risk of them becoming infected again is too great.
Damp weather favors the fungus.
So if it's rainy and warm for several weeks in a row, you can't influence much.
The fungus will continue to spread.
If you suspect that tulips are infected with the fungus, you should remove the affected flowers and dispose of them in household waste (and not in compost).