Byzantine Tulip Collection

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Will grow in Full Sun
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Good for Cutting
Hardy Annual
Will grow in Partial Shade
Perfect for Pots

This collection is exquisitely beautiful - the extraordinary Tulip 'Black Parrot' mixed with the chestnut maroon 'Ridgedale' and grounded by the purple and black 'Caviar' and 'Queen of Night'. More

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This is exquisitely beautiful. The exotic and sultry 'Black Parrot', mixed with the chestnut maroon ‘Ridgedale’. The purple and black ‘Caviar’ and ‘Queen of Night’ are there to ground the other two world-class beauties, which would be too much on their own. Swoon!

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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. Parrot, Cultivar with unusual fringed, curled and twisted petals. Mainly late-flowering. Stems of variable length with large flowers which can be bi-coloured. Click here for more information about tulip groups. Single Late Single-flowered cultivars, mainly long-stemmed and late-flowering. Versatile with large oval to almost squarish flowers on strong stems. Click here for more information about tulip groups.
Variety	Black Parrot, Caviar, Queen of Night, Ridgedale
Type	Hardy Perennial Bulb (Grown as a Hardy Annual)
Common Name	Tulip
Border Position	Container, Front, Middle
Soil Type	Chalky, Clay, Fertile, Neutral, Sandy
Scent	Unscented
Site	Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture	Well-drained
Height	35-60cm (14-24in)
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 them ramrod 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. If you prefer them bolt upright all the way through their cut flower life, poke a pin or darning needle through the stem, just below the flower and then remove the needle. This disrupts the very active area of cell division, where the main growth comes from after picking. The tulip then won’t develop a hanging head. I only do this with the whopper-headed varieties.