About
This perennial bulb with broadly lance-shaped leaves, mid green with a creamy white stripe along the margins. Flowers are produced in mid-spring, and stand to around 40cm high. This tulip has fully double, bowl-shaped, white flowers, with occasional yellow-green flaming on the outer petals.
About the genus
Tulipa are bulbous perennials with characteristic flowers, in a wide range of colours, in spring
Plant details
Height0.1-0.5 metres
Spread0.1-0.5 metres
Suggested usesBorders, containers, naturalising in grass.
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Care notes
CultivationPlant bulbs in late autumn, at a depth of 10-15cm (4-6in) in fertile, well-drained soil. Choose a sunny position, with protection from strong winds and excess winter wet. Lift bulbs annually, once the leaves have died down, and ripen in a cool greenhouse, keeping dry over the summer. See tulip cultivation for more details
PruningDeadhead after flowering and remove fallen petals
PropagationPropagate by division, separating offsets in summer when bulbs are lifted. Replant the largest bulbs in autumn, and grow on smaller ones in a nursery bed for a year. See bulb propagation for more details
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to slugs, aphids and stem and bulb eelworm; squirrels may eat the bulbs
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to tulip fire and bulb rot in poorly drained soil