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.
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Rich and Gorgeous Tulip Collection
A Sarah Raven classic mix of orange contrasted with crimson, for scent and texture guaranteed in garden and vase. More
| 20 bulbs 261152-20 | £14.95 |
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| 40 bulbs 261152-40 | £24.50 |
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A Sarah Raven classic mix of orange contrasted with crimson, for scent and texture guaranteed in garden and vase.
You cannot go wrong with these long-standing favourites. Plant and pick with wallflowers for colours and perfume to match.
This collection contains 5 or 10 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.
Our tulip bulbs are the best and biggest we can find, from tried and trusted growers. Don't forget that tulips like to be planted late in October and November with the colder weather, and need a little watering if planted in pots.
| Group/Species |
Lily flowered,
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-flowered cultivars, stem of medium height, flowering in mid-season. Good lasting properties. Conical flowers, up to 7.5cm wide. Click here for more information about tulip groups. |
| Common Name | Tulip |
| Border Position | Container Garden |
| Bulb Size |
12/+ For more info on bulb sizes, click here. |
| Soil Type | Broad Tolerance |
| Scent | Scented |
| Site | Full Sun |
| Moisture | Well-drained |
| Height | 60cm (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 tulips until mid-late October. Plant pointy end up 10-15cm deep, 8cm apart in borders (less in containers). You can use a mycorrhizal Bulb Starter. After flowering leave the foliage to die back naturally if you want to reuse the bulbs. |
| 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 |
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- Sow Under Cover/Plant Indoors
- Direct Sow/Plant Outdoors
- Flowers/Harvest
Advice & Videos
Sarah's favourite tulip groups
Sarah talks about her favourite types of tulip groups.
Gardening at home with Sarah | May Tulips
Sarah shares her favourite tulips for companion planting, growing in shade and pots.
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
Watch as Sarah discusses her favourite varieties currently growing in the gardens at Perch Hill.
Planting numbers for bulbs in borders
A handy guide for how many alliums, narcissi, tulips, snowdrops and other bulbs to plant in your plot.
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
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...
A guide through the tulip trial beds at Perch Hill
Sarah guides you through the new tulip varieties she is trialling from her most recent trip to the Netherlands (Hortus Bulborum, Keukenhof). She...
Sarah's blog: The Tulip Garden
We had our first light frost this morning, which has made me start thinking about planting tulips...
Delivery
Bulb Delivery - When in stock, please allow up to 3 weeks for despatch.
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Rich and Gorgeous Tulip Collection reviews
Average based on 9 reviews
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Diane Sarah’s tulips are the best.. I don’t dig mine up and they keep coming back! |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Belinda lovely colours that went well together |
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Reviewed 10th July 2019 by Hello Sally
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Reviewed 10th July 2019 by Hello Jane Everything arrived on time and they came up beautifully and looked stunning. |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Elizabeth Bulbs arrived in good condition. They were a gift for my brother. He failed to protect them and they were all taken by squirrels! So can't give useful feedback. |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Christine Unfortunately, although doing everything right, some of my dahlias did not grow. The Honkas were a failure which was a shame because they were the ones really really wanted. I was surprised as all my other purchases from Sarah Raven were always spot on. Needless to say, I was extremely disappointed. The tulip bulbs were also a bit sparse in flowering only about 50% were successful |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Linda Everything arrived well packed and labelled and in good condition. They have given us an amazing display of a huge variety of tulips.that we have not seen before. I also made up pots for several friends as Christmas presents and all of them have been in awe at the different flower heads and colours. |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Jennifer very Good colour combinations |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Barbara excellent service, will be back for more. |
