Gardening at home with Sarah | May Tulips
Sarah shares her favourite tulips for companion planting, growing in shade and pots.
20 bulbs 261000-20 | £16.50 |
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40 bulbs 261000-40 | £27.95 |
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A deliciously scented collection of four of my favourite tulips, making a new top class combination for a border, pot and vase.
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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. Perennial species, also known as Botanical Tulips. Smaller and more delicate than modern hybrids, but normally very hardy and long-lived. 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 | 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. |
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Scented Copper Tulip Collection reviews
Reviewed 3rd August 2019 by Mrs Thomas I put them in two pots, the colours were lovely, and gave colour for some time. |
Reviewed 11th July 2019 by Hello Julie Loved the colour and architectural feel of them. |
Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Patricia Good but not as good as usual ,may have been weather conditions |
Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Lesley Exactly as described in the catalogue |
Very elegant, lovely scent
Reviewed 24th April 2017 by Oana Harrison A very elegant collection and most beautiful scent on tulip Ballerina. Also, a lot of people commented on how beautiful tulip Sarah Raven was. Didn't grow very tall but maybe that was because April was very dry this year and I didn't think to water them. All in all I was very pleased with this collection. |