Picture of Red Tulips

Plant some with your snowdrops, whose blooms precede those of the red tulips in spring. Like snowdrops, tulips are spring bulb plants. Spring-blooming bulbs have a chilling requirement (which is why the warmer the climate, the tougher it is to grow them), and the ensuing cold weather is critical to their development. Be sure to furnish tulips with a soil that has good drainage.