The City of Pella Parks Department is watching the community’s favorite flowers closely ahead of the community’s biggest celebration.
A bloom status map will be updated periodically over the next several weeks as the city provides updates about tulip beds in the community. Parks staff reports the majority of flowers are well behind the blooming schedule of the last several years, but this week’s warmer weather may jump start their growth. Temperatures are expected to rise into the 60s from Wednesday through Friday after the first nine days of April have been an average of 20 degrees below normal. The 83rd Tulip Time is May 3rd through the 5th.