Neapolitan tulip collection
tulip collection
- Position: Full sun
- Soil: Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: Average
- Hardiness: Fully hardy
A classic collection bursting with maroon, mid-pink, and ivory hues outlined by elegant silhouettes making this a flower arranging dream where a splash of late spring colour is required. A dazzling blend of tulips for those seeking a combination of perfectly matched blooms in a cut-flower or spring border display. These varieties also naturalise well.
In this collection you will receive the following bulbs.
- 10x Tulipa 'Tres Chic': Pointed petals flare out from a nipped-in waist, creating an elegant silhouette that will add interest to the bedding scheme when teamed with more traditionally shaped tulips. Grows to 40cm tall.
- 10 x Tulipa 'Queen of Night': These are probably the best loved of the deep purple tulips. Their velvety, dark maroon, single, cup-shaped flowers on straight stems in May are stunning, so they do deserve their acclaim. The almost-black tulips work well in a 'bruised' coloured border, planted between other plum-coloured flowers and foliage plants. Grows to 60cm tall.
- 10 x Tulipa 'Pretty Love': Grows to 50cm tall.
- 10 x Tulipa 'Princesse Charmante': Like many other members of the greigii group, the leaves of this tulip are attractively mottled with maroon. The simmering red and orange flowers appear in March or April, providing a bold blast of seasonal colour for the front of the border, rockery or patio pot. Relatively short as far as tulips go, their flowers nonetheless are large in comparison and very showy. Grows to 30cm tall.
- Humans: Harmful if eaten; skin allergen; Pets: Ornamental bulbs - not to be eaten