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🌷 Tulip

Tulipa

Tulip bulbs are planted October to December, 2-3 times their height deep, to flower March to May. Simple, spectacular, and the best-value autumn job in the garden.

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☀️ Full sun💧 Watering: very little❄️ Hardy to -25 °C🌱 Perennial

When to plant tulips?

Plant tulips from October to December.

When does tulips flower?

Flowering runs from March to May.

The tips that matter

  • Plant late (November) in cold soil to avoid tulip fire (botrytis).
  • After flowering cut the bloom but let the foliage yellow off — it recharges the bulb.
  • Big hybrid tulips fade out in 2-3 years: for a lasting show choose botanical tulips, which naturalise.

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