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 'Pretty Princess'
This is almost neon, it's so bright and rather marvellous for it. I love it for its variegated leaves. More
| 15 bulbs 260977-15 | £10.95 |
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| 30 bulbs 260977-30 | £20.95 |
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This is almost neon, it's so bright and rather marvellous for it. I love it for its variegated leaves.
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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 | Pretty Princess |
| 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 | 30cm (12in) |
| 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. |
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- Direct Sow/Plant Outdoors
- Flowers/Harvest
Advice & Videos
Gardening at home with Sarah | May Tulips
Sarah shares her favourite tulips for companion planting, growing in shade and pots.
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.
Sarah's favourite tulip groups
Sarah talks about her favourite types of tulip groups.
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
Sarah guides you through the new tulip varieties she is trialling from her most recent trip to the Netherlands (Hortus Bulborum, Keukenhof). She...
Sarah's blog: The Tulip Garden
We had our first light frost this morning, which has made me start thinking about planting tulips...
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Tulip 'Pretty Princess' reviews
Average based on 8 reviews
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Reviewed 31st December 2020 by Mrs Fenwick As before, bulbs are good quality but it remains to be seen how they grow and flower. |
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Reviewed 16th April 2020 by Eleana Gd bulbs but very expensive |
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Reviewed 10th July 2019 by Hello Sheila Very pretty and also long lasting. |
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Reviewed 10th July 2019 by Hello Jayne
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Reviewed 27th June 2019 by Denise The first batch of bulbs were in poor condition, but when I reported this to customer service they immediately dispatched replacements. The display this spring was beautiful and the tulips flowered well. Pretty Princess were very striking on its own, with really sturdy stems and withstood some really poor weather. Overall, very pleased with the service and product performance. |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Marjan Good quality bulls and beautiful flowers |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Jenny Arrived in a good healthy condition. Flowered for a long period. |
Pretty Princess
Reviewed 27th April 2017 by Kathy Smyth Excellent tulip, great colour and the flowers have lasted for weeks |
