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Sarah shares her favourite tulips for companion planting, growing in shade and pots.
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Tulips for Two Months Collection
Tulips collected with succession in mind, to flower from March with 'Salmon Impression' to 'Virichic' in April and early May. More
| 20 bulbs 261043-20 | £14.50 |
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| 40 bulbs 261043-40 | £22.95 |
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Tulips collected with succession in mind, to flower from March with 'Salmon Impression' to 'Virichic' in April and early May. This will give you tulips to admire in pots or borders for a good six-week stretch.
This collection contains 5 or 10 bulbs each of:- Tulip 'Green Star'
- Tulip 'Virichic'
- Tulip 'Tres Chic'
- Tulip 'Salmon Impression'
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.
| 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. Distinguished by having green streaks or markings on their petals and are normally late flowerers. Click here for more information about tulip groups. |
| Variety | Greenstar, Salmon Impression, Tres Chic, Virichic |
| Type | Hardy Perennial Bulb |
| Common Name | Tulip |
| Border Position | Container, Front, Middle |
| Bulb Size |
12/+ For more info on bulb sizes, click here. |
| Soil Type | Chalky, Neutral, Sandy |
| Scent | Unscented |
| Site | Full Sun, Part Shade |
| Moisture | Well-drained |
| Height | 45-50cm (18-20in) |
| Spacing | Plant 20cm (8in) deep, 8cm apart. Layer bulbs if room is tight |
| Sowing, Seeds, Planting | October - December |
| Care Tips | Don’t plant tulips until the cold weather has set in - this helps wipe out viral and fungal diseases. Dip the bulbs in Bulb Starter when planting and mulch with manure. Leave the browning foliage on your tulips until every leaf has died right down; this allows the bulb to store more food. |
| Flowering | March - April |
| Vase Life | Tulips make supreme cut flowers. Strip the bottom leaves, tie the stems in paper and allow to drink with the stems held vertical for 8 hours. This helps keep the stems straight. |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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- Sow Under Cover/Plant Indoors
- Direct Sow/Plant Outdoors
- Flowers/Harvest
Advice & Videos
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Tulips for Two Months Collection reviews
Average based on 10 reviews
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Jane Didn’t flower well. Not all flowered |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Jean The tulips were stunning we live in a quite high exposed area so the tulips did very well despite the environment |
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Reviewed 10th July 2019 by Hello Alexandra These were stunning and I’d happily have them again. |
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Reviewed 10th July 2019 by Hello Anne Beautiful tulips and lasted a long time |
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Reviewed 10th July 2019 by Hello Pat
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Reviewed 10th July 2019 by Hello Laura Only the very first top layer came out. I was tremendously disappointed by this, and so was my neighbour who also tried the technique. I planted some of the tulips on their own in a pot and they definitely thrived. So I don't think the lasagne scheme worked at all. |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Patricia
Despite being well looked after and in a good position the later tulips did not bloom properly. The heads formed but did not open . |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Jane My bulbs where easy to sort into different layers and they came up to give a fabulous display |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Gilly Absolutely stunning tulips will be buying them again next year! |
Stunningly beautiful
Reviewed 29th May 2018 by Vivienne McCartney These are strikingly beautiful tulips. The salmon pink flowers of salmon impression were huge but my absolute favourite is Virichic. They are all good and have proved to be long lasting flowering over the two month period as promised and have given a lot of pleasure. |
