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Perfect for Pots Tulip Collection
This Perfect for Pots Tulip Collection contains a brilliant succession of beautiful and unusual tulips for sun and light shade. More
| 15 bulbs 260814-15 | £12.50 |
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| 30 bulbs 260814-30 | £22.50 |
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| 60 bulbs 260814-60 | £39.95 |
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This Perfect for Pots Tulip Collection contains a brilliant succession of beautiful and unusual tulips for sun and light shade.
'Flaming Spring Green' is an exquisite tulip, with flashes of red across its green and ivory petals, and it flowers for ages whatever the weather. It's there in full bloom with the early 'Ronaldo' and is still there when 'Jan Reus' comes into flower in late-April.
This collection flowers from April to May, and comes with one of our How to Plant your Bulb booklets. Each variety comes in a separate bag, so you can decide where to plant each colour.
This collection contains 5, 10 or 20 bulbs each of:- Tulip 'Flaming Spring Green'
- Tulip 'Jan Reus'
- Tulip 'Ronaldo'
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 |
| Variety | Flaming Spring Green, Jan Reus, Ronaldo |
| Type | Hardy Perennial Bulb |
| Common Name | Tulip |
| Border Position | Container, Front |
| 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 | 50cm (20in) |
| Spacing | Plant 20cm (8in) deep, 8cm apart. Layer bulbs if room is tight. |
| 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. |
| Flowering | April - May |
| Vase Life | Tulips make supreme cut flowers. Strip the bottom leaves, tie the stems in paper and soak for 8 hrs. This helps keep the stems straight. |
| Storing | Tulips make supreme cut flowers. Strip the bottom leaves, tie the stems in paper and soak for 8 hrs. This helps keep the stems straight. |
| Harvesting | Unscented |
| 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
Protecting tulips from pests
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Sarah's favourite tulip groups
Sarah talks about her favourite types of tulip groups.
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.
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Understanding the 15 different tulip groups
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Layering bulbs – How to make a bulb lasagne
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Delivery
Bulb Delivery - When in stock, please allow up to 2 weeks for delivery.
Click here to find out more information about our delivery rates and times.
Perfect for Pots Tulip Collection reviews
Average based on 2 reviews
Stunning combination
Reviewed 29th May 2018 by Vivienne McCartney This combination is beautiful. The colours compliment each other and provide a stunning display in a large pot. They have flowered for ages. I would highly recommend them. |
Perfect for pots
Reviewed 19th April 2018 by Lynda I love Tulipa 'Spring green' but I wanted a vibrant contrast outside my new art studio, so I decided on the bulb lasagna for pots. The first to arrive were the irises which were a stunning purple then the Narcissi which are so tall, graceful and elegant. Now the tulips are coming out it is absolutely stunning. The 'Ronaldo' is a deep wine colour with unusual shaped petals and a yellow centre which against the lime and cream of 'Flaming Spring green' is a wonderful contrast. There is a flash of wine on the petals too. I would highly recommend. |
