Mixed Perennial Tulip Bulbs Collection
£5.99
notes
This collection of 12 perennial tulip bulbs offers colour to the spring garden, which should return year after year. Tulips like sunshine but the flowers will last longer in partial shade. Plant in beds, borders and containers – but avoid planting repeatedly in the same location.
Features
notes
This collection of 12 perennial tulip bulbs offers colour to the spring garden, which should return year after year. Tulips like sunshine but the flowers will last longer in partial shade. Plant in beds, borders and containers – but avoid planting repeatedly in the same location.
Insights
1634 is said to be the start of ‘Tulipmania’ when one bulb sold for 10,000 guilders, the value of a canal house in Amsterdam.
Details
Flowers: April - May
Planting
- Well drained soil
- Full sun / partial shade
- Sheltered
- Planting Time and Depth: August onwards but preferably October, 10cm deep, 10cm apart.
Care
- Protect from excessive wet and strong winds
- Bulbs are toxic to pets or humans if ingested and may cause skin allergy
- Deadhead as flowers fade but allow leaves to die back naturally
- Store in a dry and cool place before planting
Glossary
