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Dark Peony Flowered Tulip Collection
Luscious, full-petalled tulips in dazzling jewel-like colours, one of our favourite collections here at Perch Hill. More
| 20 bulbs 260998-20 | £15.95 |
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| 40 bulbs 260998-40 | £26.95 |
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| 60 bulbs 260998-60 | £38.95 |
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Luscious, full-petalled tulips in dazzling jewel-like colours, one of our favourite collections here at Perch Hill. These tulips really do look like spring peonies.
This collection contains 5, 10 or 15 bulbs each of:This can be gift wrapped in our exclusive hessian sack, with ribbon and a Sarah Raven gift card. You will be able to add this to your basket once you begin the checkout process. To add a gift message to your order, simply fill out the details at the delivery stage of the checkout.
Please note: only items which are showing ‘in stock’ can be gift wrapped.
| Genus | Tulipa |
| Group/Species |
Double Late Also known as Peony-flowered. These have large, fully double flowers up to 12cm wide. Click here for more information about tulip groups. |
| Variety | Antraciet, Black Hero, Orange Princess, Royal Acres |
| Type | Hardy Perennial Bulb |
| Common Name | Tulip |
| Border Position | Front, Middle |
| Bulb Size |
12/+ For more info on bulb sizes, click here. |
| Soil Type | Acid, Alkaline, Chalky, Clay, Fertile, Heavy Clay, Neutral, Sandy |
| Scent | Unscented |
| Site | Full Sun, Part Shade |
| Moisture | Well-drained |
| Height | 45cm (18in) |
| Spacing | Plant pointy end up 10-15cm (4-6in) deep, 8cm (3in) apart. Layer bulbs to a depth of 25-30cm (10-12in) if room is tight. Remember to add plenty of grit if your soil is heavy. For containers, space bulbs 1-2cm (½-1in) apart if planting in a single layer, give them more room, 2-3cm (1-1½in) if planting in a bulb lasagne. |
| Sowing, Seeds, Planting | October - December |
| Care Tips | Don't plant tulip bulbs until the cold weather has set in – this helps wipe out viral and fungal diseases. Leave the browning foliage on your tulips until every leaf has died right down – this allows the bulb to store more food and increases the chances of good flowering the following year. |
| Flowering | Early April - May |
| Vase Life | Tulips make supreme cut flowers. Strip the bottom leaves, tie the stems in paper to hold the stems ram-rod straight and leave to drink for at least 3 hours – or overnight. This helps keep the stems straight, but tulips do continue to grow after picking so curves may appear. |
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- Flowers/Harvest
Advice & Videos
Gardening at home with Sarah | The best tulips at Perch Hill
In our latest video, Sarah shares her favourite tulips for picking, pots, borders and grass.
Gardening at home with Sarah | Tulips at Perch Hill
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Protecting tulips from pests
Protect your tulips this spring from their main pests. This short guide shows you how to avoid tulip fire and squirrels.
Sarah's favourite tulip groups
Sarah talks about her favourite types of tulip groups.
Planting numbers for bulbs in borders
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How to plant and grow tulips
Find out the best way to plant your tulip bulbs for a great display next spring.
How to plant tulips using a traditional bulb planter
On a particularly blustery autumn day in October, Sarah shows you how to plant tulips with a bulb planter.
How to grow tulips in container pots
Sarah shows you a few different ideas and techniques for planting tulips in container pots, for beautiful spring displays in your garden.
Understanding the 15 different tulip groups
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Dark Peony Flowered Tulip Collection reviews
Average based on 55 reviews
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Reviewed 13th October 2019 by Sue Quick and efficient service. Kept informed re delivery. |
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Reviewed 5th October 2019 by Jean Last years super so imagine these will be as well. Healthy looking bulbs. |
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Reviewed 24th September 2019 by Veronica Beautiful looking colours! Looking forward to spring. The bulbs look really healthy. |
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Reviewed 22nd September 2019 by Simon Lovey selection, accurately described which I hope flower as well as last year's purchases |
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Reviewed 1st August 2019 by Martin Very poor - only one bulb produced a very weak stem and the flower failed to open. |
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Reviewed 1st August 2019 by Mr Luscombe Same as for previous tulips |
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Reviewed 1st August 2019 by Susan Excellent quality and beautiful, long-flowering tulips. |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Deborah Beautiful tulips with amazing colour and every single one flowered. |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Martin Again excellent bulb size and quality of flowering. |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Helen My 3 choices were the most I have ever spent on bulbs/plants in one go and I was very disappointed |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Christine Same reason as previous tulips |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Nikki Fabulous display did really well I hope they come back up next year |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Elaine Beautiful - long lasting and exactly as expected |
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Reviewed 22nd July 2019 by Hello Gordon Very disappointing. Leaves were curled and distorted as were the tulip flowers. Most upsetting as I have a courtyard garden and this was to be my spring display. |
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Reviewed 18th July 2019 by Hello Gordon Very disappointing. Leaves were curled and distorted as were the tulip flowers. |
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Reviewed 16th July 2019 by Hello James Bulbs planted lasagne fashion,as you recommended , produced a beautiful and much admired display. |
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Reviewed 12th July 2019 by Hello Natalie Too slow, very late to be planted by the time they arrived |
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Reviewed 11th July 2019 by Hello Tony They were unusual and colourful. The flowers were in bloom for a long time too. |
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Reviewed 11th July 2019 by Hello Alison A beautiful collection, highly recommend. |
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Reviewed 11th July 2019 by Hello Maureen The tulips were a beautiful colour but one variety was far too tall for the mix. Looked out of balance in my pot. |
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Reviewed 11th July 2019 by Hello Elrose I was very disappointed in the poor flowering and will not buy bulbs again |
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Reviewed 11th July 2019 by Hello Debbie Beautiful bulbs. great display |
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Reviewed 10th July 2019 by Hello Rosemary Very smooth service and the recipient of this gift was thrilled with them. |
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Reviewed 10th July 2019 by Hello Jane Same as my previous comments |
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Reviewed 10th July 2019 by Hello Alan Extremely high quality products which complemented the light peony tulips. |
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Reviewed 10th July 2019 by Hello Marianne Same as for super perennial collection |
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Reviewed 10th July 2019 by Hello Emma
First class service. |
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Reviewed 10th July 2019 by Hello Susan
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Reviewed 10th July 2019 by Hello Marion Lovely tulips and they lasted quite a long time |
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Reviewed 10th July 2019 by Hello Sally Absolutely lovely. Looking forward to your next catalogue. |
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Reviewed 10th July 2019 by Hello Kelly I was really disappointed with this collection of bulbs, i've given three stars because maybe it was my fault for over planting them in the pots. Only a handful came up and the darker ones that did looked withered very quickly, they didn't come up at the same time either so it wasn't a good display. My cheaper bulbs did much better. |
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Reviewed 29th June 2019 by Jacky Good filled the pot nicely |
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Reviewed 29th June 2019 by Catherine
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Reviewed 29th June 2019 by Anna The weather here really hasn't done the tulips any favours. I have gravelly soil and I think they just didn't like the very dry winter and then the horrible spring. They came up - well, some of them did - but weren't as good as I had hoped and they were all finished by mid-April. |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Sally
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Barbara Good display of tulips and again long lasting. Colour and form more than expected. |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Christine
service excellent. |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Penny Again very disappointed! Some stems long , some short, leaves died off while bulb still in flower. No consistency to size or fullness of flower. Looked messy in the pot! |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Mrs Griffiths
Every thing looks perfect |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Christine AS said only a 50% success rate. Disappointing |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Andrew I treated the tulips as I have in previous years, bulb compost, a 3 layer bulb lasagne. The results were very disappointing. The growth was stunted and we hardly had any flowers. |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Martin
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Moira Nice colours good display |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Sara The flowers were beautiful |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Yvonne Not all the bulbs flowered |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Richard Product really disappointing but service very good |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Mrs Herriott
Tulips were beautiful |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Les Poor flower size thereby lacking impact. Having purchased tulips previously with good results very disappointed. |
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Reviewed 19th June 2019 by Lynn
Not as good as the collection last year |
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Reviewed 12th June 2019 by Norma Grew the tulips in a pot. They flowered well and I loved the colour combination. Allowed the foliage to die back but when I lifted the bulbs a few had rotted and there was rot starting on a number of other bulbs which was very disappointing. |
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Reviewed 10th June 2019 by Janet Beautiful tulips a blaze of colour. |
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Reviewed 7th June 2019 by Graham The tulips were amazing and well worth the wait for them to flower ... lasted a long time too compared to other varieties along side them in the garden. |
Stunning
Reviewed 9th August 2018 by Sarah Rickett
These tulips have the most beautiful flowers. The colours are stunning and look fantastic together. |
Disappointed
Reviewed 20th November 2017 by David Jones
This is my first (and last) order with Sarah Raven. I ordered this collection with a total of 245 bulbs. I expected a balanced number of the different colours. The collection delivered was just 4 colours. 95 orange, 30 black and two sets of 60 of each red colour. As I have 11 pots to fill I will now have unbalanced colours in the individual pots. Reply from the Sarah Raven Team:"Thank you for taking time to review our site. We are very sorry to hear that you have recieved the incorrect number of bulbs. With three bags of 80 you should of course have received 60 of each of the four varities and so are missing some of the tulip 'Black Hero'. Posted 21st November 2017 |
Spectacular
Reviewed 26th May 2017 by Mog3110 These lived up to their promise, have brightened up the side entrance to our house and have lasted for weeks and weeks. Simply gorgeous and robust enough to withstand wind, rain and Lancashire climate. |
