It’s Tulip Season in CT!
What screams “SPRING” more than flowers?! Especially when you can embrace acres upon acres of lovely, bright, tulips!
Two Connecticut farms provide you the ultimate tulip-picking experience this spring. But, do not sleep on it because tulip season is extremely short and weather dependent. If you’re debating whether you should go or not, Stanton Marketing says, OF COURSE YOU SHOULD!
Check out Wicked Tulips or Blooms of Lost Acres before the flowers decide their 2024 season is over!
Wicked Tulips : 382 CT-164, Preston, CT 06365
Hours (in season)
Sat & Sunday 9:00 am - 7:00 pm Mon - Friday 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Pricing
Adult General Admission tickets:
Weekends— $23 includes entrance + 10 u-pick tulips
Weekdays— $20 includes entrance + 10 u-pick tulips
Kids General Admission: $5 for kids & teens 5-17 years old. Kids tickets do not include tulips, never sell out & can be used any day!
Children 4 and under enter FREE, no ticket required
Tulip History
Tulips were wildflowers native to central Asia in the Tien Shan Mountains near the Russian-Chinese border. They spread west and were cultivated in the Ottoman Empire (modern-day Turkey) by 1000 A.D., when the sultans introduced huge beds of tulips to parks and palace gardens.
In the 1500s, a botanist at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands, received some tulip bulbs from the ambassador to the sultan. He grew the plants in his private collection, but would not share his bulbs or sell them. As a result, the gardens were repeatedly raided and the bulbs sold. Holland’s tulip industry was born.
As the popularity of tulips in Holland grew, the bulbs’ value increased. They were considered a rarity and came with an enormous price that only wealthy people could afford. There was a rush on tulip bulbs from 1634 to 1637 as more people bought them, hoping to sell at a high price. Many did during ‘Tulip Mania’, or the tulip craze, but soon, too many sold at once and the tulip market crashed, ending this brief but memorable period.
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Blooms of Lost Acres : 80 Lost Acres Rd, North Granby, CT 06060
Pick Your Own is OPEN as of April 27!
Hours
PYO will be open Friday (Noon - 6 p.m.), Saturday (10 a.m. - 6 p.m), and Sunday (10 a.m. - 5 p.m.).
Additional weekday hours will be announced on social media and are dependent upon weather/staffing.
Pricing
Adults (12 years and older) admission and 10 stems for $25. Additional stems are $1.50 each. Those under 12 years old only pay per stem.
Family Friendly
Children are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult. Please keep an eye on your children to ensure flowers are treated with care.
Tulip Significance
Generally, tulips symbolize love, but there is a different meaning based on the color of tulip in question. For love and romance, red tulips are the way to go. If you want to convey an apology, white tulips are the flowers that you seek. Purple tulips are associated with royalty, while yellow tulips are great for cheer and happiness.
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Don’t miss your chance to experience beautiful blooms in person this spring season!
Don’t fret if you don’t make it to the tulip farms this spring, many farms throughout the state offer a variety of blooms through road-side stands, farmers’ markets, bouquet subscriptions, and more!
Happy picking from the Stanton team!
