Many people in the area planted bulbs in their own properties. . . . As far as we know we are the first flower festival in Peoria. Growing tulips Tulips belong to the onion family and grow wild over a great territory that includes Asia Minor and southeastern China. Garden tulips, however, are hybrids, which have been developed from wild tulips over long periods of time. Tulips come in a variety of different sizes and colors from jolly reds to passionate pinks, purples and two-tones.
Tulips are very hardy.
They can survive the toughest winters. And they are very easy to grow. Tulips will do well in almost any type of soil, but good drainage is important, Vandervlugt said. In this area, tulips are planted most typically from September to November. Bulbs can be planted in trenches or holes 6 to 8 inches deep in well loosened soil.