（４５５） Ｔｕｌｉｐｓ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｂｌｏｏｍ ｉｎ ｗｉｎｔｅｒ
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Few flowers bloom in midwinter. Sasanquas, camellias, pansies, and daffodils are often seen, but other flowers are hard to find.
When we were looking for places where flowers were blooming even in winter, we learned that they were blooming in the flower bed on Katsuragi Road in iias Tsukuba (shopping mall) and in front of the flower shop at the south end of Katsuragi Road. Therefore, we went there.
Tulips were blooming in the flowerbeds of Katsuragi Road. It is unnatural for tulips to bloom in February.
So, we did some research and found that if you put tulip bulbs in a fridge at 5℃ (41℉) in the fall for about two months, the bulbs will wake up from dormancy and bloom in the middle of winter, thinking that winter is over.
For winter-blooming tulips, the bulbs are flown in from the Netherlands, where they are produced, and planted around early November. That’s why you can enjoy tulips from January for the early varieties and from February for the late varieties.
Winter-blooming tulips are sometimes called “miracle tulips", or “ice tulips”, etc.
Dutch tulip cultivation technology is advanced. I remember that Dad once bought summer-blooming tulips as a souvenir at Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands in August.
① I just arrived at Katsuragi Road.
② There are some tulips.
③ This is a close-up photo of the tulips.
④ There are many tulips.
⑤ Now, I’ll head south and go in front of the flower shop.
⑥ I’m in front of the flower shop.
⑦ Miniature roses are blooming at the entrance of the flower shop.
⑧ I've come back in front of the tulips.
⑨ Now, we’ll proceed to the north side.
⑩ There is a statue of a dog with the word "NO!" written on it. Apparently, dogs are not allowed in.
⑪ Red miniature roses are blooming.
⑫ You can see some pink miniature roses in the background.
⑬ Some pink roses are blooming in the back left area. The rest are pansies.
⑭ I’m standing in front of some pink miniature roses. Now, we’ll go north along the building.
⑮ These are Lotus Brimstone flowers.
⑯ This yellow plant is Hagoromo jasmine.
⑰ I’m walking in front of the primula flowers.
⑱ These are color leaf capsicum (ornamental chili pepper). We’ll return to the flower bed.
⑲ This is the flower bed on the north side. It’s getting dark and the lights have been lit.
⑳ These are nice lights.
㉑ I’ll make a U-turn around here and head back south.
㉒ The lights are starting to come on in the flower beds on the south side. It's time to go home.
㉓ There's a dog here. Wow!! It resembles me!
㉔ I’ve returned to the flower bed at the entrance. The parking lot is right there.
When we were looking for places where flowers were blooming even in winter, we learned that they were blooming in the flower bed on Katsuragi Road in iias Tsukuba (shopping mall) and in front of the flower shop at the south end of Katsuragi Road. Therefore, we went there.
Tulips were blooming in the flowerbeds of Katsuragi Road. It is unnatural for tulips to bloom in February.
So, we did some research and found that if you put tulip bulbs in a fridge at 5℃ (41℉) in the fall for about two months, the bulbs will wake up from dormancy and bloom in the middle of winter, thinking that winter is over.
For winter-blooming tulips, the bulbs are flown in from the Netherlands, where they are produced, and planted around early November. That’s why you can enjoy tulips from January for the early varieties and from February for the late varieties.
Winter-blooming tulips are sometimes called “miracle tulips", or “ice tulips”, etc.
Dutch tulip cultivation technology is advanced. I remember that Dad once bought summer-blooming tulips as a souvenir at Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands in August.
① I just arrived at Katsuragi Road.
② There are some tulips.
③ This is a close-up photo of the tulips.
④ There are many tulips.
⑤ Now, I’ll head south and go in front of the flower shop.
⑥ I’m in front of the flower shop.
⑦ Miniature roses are blooming at the entrance of the flower shop.
⑧ I've come back in front of the tulips.
⑨ Now, we’ll proceed to the north side.
⑩ There is a statue of a dog with the word "NO!" written on it. Apparently, dogs are not allowed in.
⑪ Red miniature roses are blooming.
⑫ You can see some pink miniature roses in the background.
⑬ Some pink roses are blooming in the back left area. The rest are pansies.
⑭ I’m standing in front of some pink miniature roses. Now, we’ll go north along the building.
⑮ These are Lotus Brimstone flowers.
⑯ This yellow plant is Hagoromo jasmine.
⑰ I’m walking in front of the primula flowers.
⑱ These are color leaf capsicum (ornamental chili pepper). We’ll return to the flower bed.
⑲ This is the flower bed on the north side. It’s getting dark and the lights have been lit.
⑳ These are nice lights.
㉑ I’ll make a U-turn around here and head back south.
㉒ The lights are starting to come on in the flower beds on the south side. It's time to go home.
㉓ There's a dog here. Wow!! It resembles me!
㉔ I’ve returned to the flower bed at the entrance. The parking lot is right there.
