Size
Growing conditions
Colour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | ||||
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Position
Aspect
Exposure
Botanical details
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Potentially harmful
- Harmful, if, eaten;, skin, allergen., Wear, gloves, and, other, protective, equipment, when, handling., Pets:, Harmful, if, eaten;, skin, allergen, -, for, further, information, and, contact, numbers, regarding, pets,, see, the, HTA, guide, to, potentially, harmful, plants
- Genus
Tulipa are bulbous perennials with characteristic flowers, in a wide range of colours, in spring
- Name status
Unresolved
- Horticultural Group
- Double Late Group tulips flower in late spring, with large, fully double flowers, sometimes with a margin of a different colour
How to grow
Cultivation
Plant in mid to late autumn, at a depth of 10-15cm in fertile, well-drained soil. Choose a sunny position, with protection from strong winds and excess winter wet. See tulip cultivation for more details
Propagation
Propagate by lifting and separating offsets
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Pruning
Deadhead after flowering, and allow flower stem and foliage to die down naturally
Pests
May be susceptible to slugs, aphids and stem and bulb eelworm; squirrels may eat the bulbs
Diseases
May be susceptible to tulip fire, grey mould (botrytis), grey bulb rot, and tulip virus
Get involved
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