April Sunrise Tulip Collection
- Good for Cutting
- Perfect for Pots
Inspired by being up with the lark with Jonathan (Buckley) last April, photographing the garden full of tulips, these were the colours of the dawn
You can you see my new way of arranging, just bend a pliable silver birch (willow or cornus) branch from the garden into the belly of your vase to create a natural pin holder and hold the stems just where you want them.
This collection contains 5 or 10 bulbs each of:
- Tulip 'Mystic van Eijk'
- Tulip 'Mango Charm'
- Tulip 'Slawa'
- Tulip 'Beachberry'
- Tulip 'Apricot Foxx'
- Tulip 'Nightshade'
Tulip petals are all edible. We scatter them over salad and use some petals dipped in tempura batter and served with a spring garden Frito Misto.
- Good for Cutting
- Perfect for Pots
Product details
- Position
- Container Garden, Border (Front)
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Height
- 45cm (18in)
- Moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Cultivation
- 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.
Care Tips
After flowering leave the foliage to die back naturally if you want to reuse the bulbs.