• Eventual height: 0.35m
  • Eventual spread: 0.25m

Tulipa 'Alison Bradley'

double early tulip bulbs

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This bulb dies back after flowering each year and enters a period of rest ahead of regrowth the following season.

  • Position: full sun
  • Soil: moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, or general purpose potting compost for containers
  • Rate of growth: average
  • Flowering period: April
  • Hardiness: fully hardy
  • Bulb size:


In a captivating display of rich deep purplish-red, this remarkable tulip, known for its peony-shaped flowers, makes a stunning statement. Blooming from the second week of April, this sumptuous tulip proves versatile, gracing pots, borders, and vases with its radiant presence well before the middle of spring. Exhibiting reddish-purple flowers, ‘Alison Bradley’ is an ideal choice for the front of borders, large pots, and containers, offering weeks of garden colour and an extended vase life if chosen for indoor arrangements. The vigorous bulbs have the potential to produce three or more of these captivating double flowers on robust stems.


  • Garden care:
    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.
    • Humans: Harmful if eaten; skin allergen; Pets: Ornamental bulbs - not to be eaten
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