pale petunias, lovely, but did not survive long in Houston's current drought

These are not Tulips they are Petunias Raquel they are annuals , dead head them and more will appear all summer you need to water well and feed them every 2 weeks.

oh good grief! Of course you're right DRC726, I know they're petunias...I don't know where my head was...clearly longing for tulips! Alas, the petunias couldn't handle the Houston heat. I've had better luck with other varieties of petunias.

Thats a shame I love them.

I do too, but for some reason the hybrids don't seem to do so well....