Double pink mixed tulip collection
double pink mixed tulip collection
This classic mix of pink shades, which range from blush to soft damson, look wonderful when drifted through the front of a sunny border, or when used to fill pots on the terrace.
How to care for double pink mixed tulip collection:
Using fresh, good-quality compost, plant bulbs in pots from September to November. For borders, we advise waiting until after the first frosts (typically mid-October to early December depending on your location) to reduce the risk of potential disease such as Tulip Fire. Plant bulbs 15-20cm (6-8in) deep and 10-15cm (4-6in) apart in fertile, well-drained soil. Alternatively, allow 7-9 bulbs per 30cm sq or 60-75 bulbs per m². If you’re unable to plant your bulbs immediately, they can be stored in a cool environment with good air circulation. Remove all the packaging and place them in a loose-weave jute sack before labelling and hanging up in a dry, unheated garden shed or well-ventilated greenhouse.
In spring, when the plants are in active growth, apply a high-potash fertiliser (like Tomorite) each week until the leaves start to die back. Pinch off the spent flower heads as the petals fall, and let the stem and foliage die back naturally. The bulbs can then be lifted and discarded, or cleaned, dried and stored (as before) for replanting the following autumn.
In spring, when the plants are in active growth, apply a high-potash fertiliser (like Tomorite) each week until the leaves start to die back. Pinch off the spent flower heads as the petals fall, and let the stem and foliage die back naturally. The bulbs can then be lifted and discarded, or cleaned, dried and stored (as before) for replanting the following autumn.
What's included:
In each collection you will receive the following:
- 7 × Tulipa 'Foxtrot': A double tulip with fully layered, bowl-shaped blooms, displaying soft pink petals that deepen to rich rose at the edges as they mature. The lightly fragranced flowers appear from early to mid-spring on strong, upright stems, standing above mid-green, lance-shaped leaves. Grows to 45cm tall.
- 7 × Tulipa 'Backpacker': Mauve-pink double petals surround golden stamens in this peony-like double late tulip. Borne aloft on sturdy stems from lush grey-green leaves, ‘Backpacker’ mixes beautifully with the darker plummy-purple gem of ‘Blue Diamond', and the papery-pink perfection of ‘Finola’. Grows to 30cm tall.
- 7 × Tulipa 'Vogue': A perfect, ‘pretty-in-pink’, double late variety tulip worthy of any attention at the end of April. Peony-ruffled petals, each with a lighter sugar-white dusting to the darker pink are held on sturdy, upright stems. 'Vogue' is a superior cover model candidate for the cutting vase, but only if you can bring yourself to remove them from beds, borders or patio pots, darling! Grows to 40cm tall.
Flowering period:
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Position:
Full sun
Rate of growth:
Average
Soil:
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness:
Fully hardy
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This bulb dies back after flowering each year and enters a period of rest ahead of regrowth the following season.
Unavailable
Bulbs (only)£4.95
