A perennial bulb with broadly lance-shaped leaves, mid green with a creamy white stripe along the margins. This tulip has fully double, bowl-shaped, white flowers, with occasional yellow-green flaming on the outer petals. Flowers are produced in mid-spring, and stand to around 40cm high
0.1-0.5 metres
0.1-0.5 metres
Plant bulbs in late autumn, at a depth of 10-15cm (4-6in) in fertile, well-drained soil. Choose a sunny position, with protection from strong winds and excess winter wet. Lift bulbs annually, once the leaves have died down, and ripen in a cool greenhouse, keeping dry over the summer. See tulip cultivation for more details
Propagate by division, separating offsets in summer when bulbs are lifted. Replant the largest bulbs in autumn, and grow on smaller ones in a nursery bed for a year. See bulb propagation for more details
Deadhead after flowering and remove fallen petals
May be susceptible to tulip fire and bulb rot in poorly drained soil