Can I leave tulip bulbs in pots after flowering?Updated 21 days ago

Tulip bulbs can be left in their pots after flowering. Deadhead the spent flower and allow the stem and foliage to die back naturally. Reduce watering and remove the old foliage once it has turned yellow. You should refresh the compost in autumn, replanting the bulbs if necessary. This works well for botanical tulips and darwin hybrid tulips which are likely to return next year. Other tulip varieties are unlikely to return reliably in subsequent years. These are best discarded or planted out into the garden to allow new bulbs to be planted into pots in the autumn.