Rhubarb and custard tulip collection
tulip collection
This collection blends soft, warm tones with luxurious double blooms for a rich and romantic spring display. From rose-like creams with pink highlights to apricot and blush tones that deepen with warmth, each cultivar offers subtle shifts in colour and full, layered forms.
Early to late flowering, they provide long-lasting interest and are well-suited to pots, borders, or cutting gardens. A reliable mix for adding gentle elegance and structure to spring schemes, and vases.
Early to late flowering, they provide long-lasting interest and are well-suited to pots, borders, or cutting gardens. A reliable mix for adding gentle elegance and structure to spring schemes, and vases.
How to care for Rhubarb and custard 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.
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.
What's included:
In this combination you will receive the following:
7 × Tulipa 'Crème Upstar': This dreamy, late season bloomer is well worth the wait. Double, lightly-fragranced ‘Crème Upstar’ has a rose-like quality and the colour of the creamy, soft yellow and pink blooms intensifies with age. Grows to 35cm.
7 × Tulipa 'Avant Garde': Boasting pale creamy-lemon flowers adorned with hints of yellow, ‘Avant Garde’ presents itself as a sumptuous double tulip, akin to a peony or rose in its appearance. With a delicate fragrance and early flowering period starting from April, this variety adds a touch of elegance to the spring garden. Its sturdy stems support the big, full blooms making it a sought-after choice for cut flower arrangements. Grows to 30cm.
7 × Tulipa 'Apricot Foxx': The perfectly formed flowers of this impressive tulip are a soft blend of orange, apricot and yellow, infused with the faintest blush of claret. Because of these tonal variations, which tend to become slightly more intense in warmer conditions, it makes them incredibly easy to mix. Robust and resistant to poor weather conditions, it's great for borders or pots. Grows to 45cm.
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 but well-drained soil, or peat-free general purpose compost
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.
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Humans: Harmful if eaten; skin allergen; Pets: Ornamental bulbs - not to be eaten
1 × collection | 21 bulbs
£25.45
£1.21 each
Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs
£50.90
£0.81 each
Delivered during September
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