Tulip 'Salmon Van Eijk'

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Never in all my days did I think I would fall for so-called 'Salmon' tulips, but I truly have. I love 'Salmon Van Eijk', picked en masse to have in the house. More
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Never in all my days did I think I would fall for so-called 'Salmon' tulips, but I truly have. I love 'Salmon Van Eijk', picked en masse to have in the house.

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Genus Tulipa
Group/Species Darwin Hybrid

Single-flowered cultivars, long-stemmed, flowering in April/May. Huge, goblet-like flowers up to 15cm across. Click here for more information about tulip groups.
Variety Salmon van Eijk
Type Hardy Perennial Bulb
Common Name Tulip
Border Position Container, Front, Middle
Bulb Size 11/+
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 Plant outdoors 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 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.
Harvesting Flowers in April and May
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sow Under Cover/Plant Indoors
  • Direct Sow/Plant Outdoors
  • Flowers/Harvest
Advice & Videos
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.

Planting numbers for bulbs in borders

A handy guide for how many alliums, narcissi, tulips, snowdrops and other bulbs to plant in your plot.

Top tips for growing tulips

Sarah shares her top tips for growing tulips successfully, from how deep to plant them to what sort of soil you should use. 

Sarah's favourite tulip groups

Sarah talks about her favourite types of tulip groups.

How to plant and grow tulips

Find out the best way to plant your tulip bulbs for a great display next spring.

Understanding the 15 different tulip groups

The full list of the different tulip groups, with a little specification, as well as an example. We hope from this you can learn a bit more to help...

Layering bulbs – How to make a bulb lasagne

Create beautiful flower displays in your spring pots with Sarah's guide to layering bulbs in a bulb lasagne.

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Delivery

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Tulip 'Salmon Van Eijk' reviews

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Reviewed 1st August 2019 by Angela

So stunning, highly recommend

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Reviewed 1st August 2019 by Ann

Lots of advice, super brochures and fast delivery

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Reviewed 10th July 2019 by Hello Gill

I always receive good service and healthy plants / bulbs.

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Reviewed 10th July 2019 by Hello

Very strong growers with big flowers that lasted a long time.

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Reviewed 30th June 2019 by Olive

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Reviewed 28th June 2019 by Julia

The tulips were in flower for ages - much longer than I expected & they were really beautiful. I had a lot of compliments on them & will definitely be ordering more in the autumn.

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