British Columbia: Cold spring may push back annual tulip flowering by as much as four weeks

British Columbia: Chill takes bloom off tulips

A chilly spring has put a damper on the third annual TulipMania fundraiser, which kicked off Saturday at Bloomz n' Herbz in Rosedale.

The planting of the tulips was first delayed by unceasing rain in March. Cold weather has since caused most of the flowers to remain tucked away, their bright flowers out of sight.

That has pushed back the annual tulip flowering by as much as four weeks, and has TulipMania's organizers hoping that the red, yellow and white flowers will blossom by next week.