Protecting tulips from pests
Protect your tulips this spring from their main pests. This short guide shows you how to avoid tulip fire and squirrels.
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Tulip 'Orange Emperor'
Tulip 'Orange Emperor' is superbly early, 3-4 weeks before the rest. It is brilliant for pots and one of my top favourites for early picking and for the garden. More
| 15 bulbs 260234-15 | £6.95 |
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| 30 bulbs 260234-30 | £12.95 |
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Tulip 'Orange Emperor' is superbly early, 3-4 weeks before the rest. It is brilliant for pots and one of my top favourites for early picking and for the garden.
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.
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.
| Genus | Tulipa |
| Group/Species |
Fosteriana Early-flowering with broad leaves which can be sometimes mottled or striped. Stems medium to long. Slender flowers when closed which open to 18-20cm in full sun. Click here for more information about tulip groups. |
| Variety | Orange Emperor |
| Type | Perennial |
| 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 | March - April |
| 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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Advice & Videos
Sarah's favourite tulip groups
Sarah talks about her favourite types of tulip groups.
Gardening at home with Sarah | May Tulips
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Gardening at home with Sarah | The best tulips at Perch Hill
In our latest video, Sarah shares her favourite tulips for picking, pots, borders and grass.
Gardening at home with Sarah | Tulips at Perch Hill
Watch as Sarah discusses her favourite varieties currently growing in the gardens at Perch Hill.
Planting numbers for bulbs in borders
A handy guide for how many alliums, narcissi, tulips, snowdrops and other bulbs to plant in your plot.
How to plant and grow tulips
Find out the best way to plant your tulip bulbs for a great display next spring.
How to plant tulips using a traditional bulb planter
On a particularly blustery autumn day in October, Sarah shows you how to plant tulips with a bulb planter.
How to grow tulips in container pots
Sarah shows you a few different ideas and techniques for planting tulips in container pots, for beautiful spring displays in your garden.
Understanding the 15 different tulip groups
The full list of the different tulip groups, with a little specification, as well as an example. We hope from this you can learn a bit more to help...
A guide through the tulip trial beds at Perch Hill
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Sarah's blog: The Tulip Garden
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Tulip 'Orange Emperor' reviews
Average based on 10 reviews
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Annie Bought for cut flowers for the house. Looked sensational but I have learned that tulip flowers don't last very long |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Sandra Beautiful orange tulips helped to bring in the spring |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Eileen
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Barbara Stunning. Brightened up the patio in Spring. |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Vivienne See above review all my tulips were delightful |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Elizabeth Fabulous display of Tulips, lovely colour and contrasted well with the other tulips purchased. I will buy more this year for another outstanding display next spring |
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Reviewed 6th June 2019 by David They gave an excellent show which lasted for many weeks |
Simply stunning!
Reviewed 10th April 2017 by Andrea Price
I received these tulips free with an order. I am not normally a fan of orange flowers but decided give them a try next to my wallflowers . |
Spectacular show
Reviewed 4th April 2017 by Ruth Dow
These tulips came as a free gift from Sarah Raven, but I would gladly pay for more. |
Gorgeous coloured tulips
Reviewed 3rd April 2017 by Debbie Hiller I ordered these with an order for other tulips and they came free of charge so I wasn't expecting much. My goodness! How they've rewarded me for my free gift! They were the first to flower, well before the end of March. The colour is gorgeous and when the sun catches the flowers they are spectacular! Some even have 3 flower heads on one stalk! My previous favourite was Ballerina but these are now my top pick...even if they don't have any scent. I'll forgive them for that! I will definitely be buying these every year from now onwards. |
