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Tulip cretica 'Hilde'
- Good for Cutting
- Perfect for Pots
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Top Size Bulbs for Bigger Flowers
Chosen by Sarah for form & performance
Tried & Tested by Sarah
A species tulip close to my heart, which grows abundantly in its native Crete where I’ve long admired it in drifts among rocky outcrops
Each yellow-throated flower is around the size of a 50 pence piece. The white ovate petals are tinged with pink.
Small but tough, in the wild ‘Hilde’ flowers almost immediately after the upland snows have melted, so is particularly suited to exposed and cold sites.
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
- Type
- Perennial (grown as an annual)
- Position
- Container Garden, Border (Front)
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Height
- 45cm (18in)
- Common name
- Tulip
- 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.
