Tulip 'Bastogne'

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

There are red tulips that are beauties and red tulips which just feel ordinary. This is from the classy end – stately, rich, and with a powerful presence. More

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There are red tulips that are beauties and red tulips which just feel ordinary. This is from the classy end - stately, rich, and with a powerful presence; brilliant for adding contrast to dark reds and browns. That’s where I use it, for a splash of red in amongst the sultry colours, to bring them to life.

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Genus	Tulipa
Group/Species	Triumph 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.
Variety	Bastogne
Type	Perennial (grown as an annual)
Common Name	Tulip
Border Position	Container Garden
Bulb Size	12/+ For more info on bulb sizes, click here.
Soil Type	Broad Tolerance
Scent	Unscented
Site	Full Sun
Moisture	Well-drained
Height	45cm (18in)
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 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.
Harvesting	Flower production: 2 months