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.
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Tulip 'Sarah Raven'
What a fantastic tulip – with the best colour of true, rich crimson and the most elegant flower shape. More
| 10 bulbs 260963-10 | £8.95 |
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| 15 bulbs 260963-15 | £12.50 |
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| 30 bulbs 260963-30 | £23.50 |
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What a fantastic tulip – with the best colour of true, rich crimson and the most elegant flower shape. A very long flowerer too.
Four or five years ago on a visit to Holland, Sarah was shown this variety – a blend of her favourite things, lily-flowered shape and dark, rich colour – and asked if she would like it named after her. And of course she said 'Yes'!
About 15 years ago the process began of breeding this tulip – different varieties were chosen for their particular features, and then crossed again and again to create a stunning hybrid. The strongest and healthiest performer was chosen to grow on, and then 'Sarah Raven' was grown in the fields in Holland until there was a large enough crop of bulbs to offer to our customers.
For more information about this variety, watch Sarah's introductory video.
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 | Lily flowered |
| Variety | Sarah Raven |
| 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 | 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
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Advice & Videos
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.
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 | Tulips at Perch Hill
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Planting numbers for bulbs in borders
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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...
Introducing Tulip 'Sarah Raven'
Sarah introduces the tulip that she has championed in the fields of Holland over the last few years, explaining why she loves this particular tulip...
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 'Sarah Raven' reviews
Average based on 20 reviews
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Jill
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Jacqui
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Helen
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Annette Polite efficient service and excellent quality plants and bulbs |
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Reviewed 15th July 2019 by Hello Fiona Beautiful colour and shape |
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Reviewed 11th July 2019 by Hello Debbie Beautiful bulbs Great display |
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Reviewed 10th July 2019 by Hello Only 4 bulbs flowered and they were very small. |
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Reviewed 10th July 2019 by Hello Jill Bulbs were well labelled and packed . Sarah Raven tulips are beautiful but the background makes a difference because they are dark and rich. |
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Reviewed 27th June 2019 by Janet The most elegant lily-flowered blooms of lovely dark colour, which contrasted well with 'Spring Green' tulips. |
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Reviewed 27th June 2019 by Clare Looked fabulous in pots. Will use again. |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Helen The bulbs provided a beautiful display ,they were carefully chosen To be planted with silver foliage. |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Hilary
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Elizabeth Bulbs arrived in good condition and they were beautiful in bloom. Tall and flowered for some weeks. |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Marjorie As before the bulbs are excellent. |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Jill Beautiful flowers but not all in the right position. Dark tulips are tricky to place |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Mrs Griffiths
Every thing looks perfect |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Jenny Healthy, in good condition, and very good size. Flowered for a long period. |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by Marie These flowered fine and in contrast to those that were poor. |
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Reviewed 26th June 2019 by John On time delivery and good quality bulbs. Great flowers. |
Tulip Sarah Raven its gorgeous
Reviewed 18th April 2017 by Steven Marston I spotted this tulip just after I had ordered my tulips for the season from a big supplier, but the colour of this one seems unique and is a beautifully velvety dark maroon colour which looks great with its lily shape. Long-lasting too- its just finished. Last week I was at Keurkenhof and did not see a tulip as nice as this. Did you breed it yourself or have you renamed a known tulip? |
