Gardening at home with Sarah | May Tulips
Sarah shares her favourite tulips for companion planting, growing in shade and pots.
15 bulbs 261113-15 | £7.95 |
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30 bulbs 261113-30 | £14.95 |
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You have to select your fringed tulips very carefully, as with too many colours they look fussy, too busy for their own good but not this one, classy, unusual and brilliant for frothing things up with other darks. You have to ignore its name!
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Genus | Tulipa |
Group/Species |
Fringed Single-flowered cultivars, petals edged with crystalline fringes, flowering mid-season or late. Stems of variable length. Click here for more information about tulip groups. |
Variety | Gorilla |
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 | 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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Tulip 'Gorilla' reviews
Reviewed 5th November 2019 by Danuta Efficient and quick |
Reviewed 12th July 2019 by Hello Janet I waited a long time for my plants - about three months and only one of them is flourishing. They have all had the same treatment, planting and watering etc. |
Reviewed 10th July 2019 by Hello Naomi
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Jenny Enormous healthy bulbs. Flowered for a long period. |
Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Linda Bulbs arrived in very good condition, well packed.. all of the tulips I have had this year from Sarah have been absolutely beautiful, far better ranges than I have seen at local garden centres and with more information before you buy of flower size and shape. These were particularly tall, and elegant and a fabulous colour. |