I Give Up on Growing Tulips!

Years ago, I planted dozens of tulip bulbs all over the yard. The problem is, I didn't plant them deep enough... I realized my error when I saw squirrels digging them up and and eating them!

But the bulb isn't the only part of the tulip squirrels like... Every year, they snap  the flowers off  the few that survived.

I sprinkled paprika all over and around these tulips... Several buds were bitten off before they even bloomed - and two were removed the day they bloomed. The last one to bloom lasted two days - then it too was snapped off and lying on the ground.

As I look at the flower on the ground, I wonder why! What is the attraction? What part did the squirrel actually eat?!