Tulip pulchella violacea
Orders placed before 1 September 2024
You can expect your order in August/September
Orders placed 1 September - 15 October 2024
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Orders placed 16 October - 15 December 2024
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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Description
Purple-magenta blooms against dark foliage makes a bold statement in your garden, and Tulip pulchella violacea has an interesting story behind it that’s well worth knowing. Tulips grow in the wild in Turkey, and a Dutch botanist took a few bulbs along with him after a visit there. They caused a sensation, and the rest, as they say, is history. Tulip pulchella violacea is one of those botanical varieties, and although it can never achieve the flamboyance of its hybrid cousins, it’s nevertheless a very attractive plant with a significant advantage: it will keep on producing beautiful flowers year after year.
Key features
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Perfect for pots
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Comes back every year
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Naturalising
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Thrives well in full sun
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Packed in paper bags
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Low maintenance
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Fully hardy
Specs & details
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Botanical name
Tulipa humilis Violacea Group
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Tulip group
Species or Botanical (15)
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Flower colour
Pink
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Bulb size
6/+
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Established height
10-20cm
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Established spread
10-20cm
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Plant spacing
100 bulbs per m2
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Leaf colour
Green
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Habit
Upright
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Life cycle
Perennial
Naturalising -
Hardiness
Fully hardy
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Years to establish
1st year
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Sunlight
Full sun
Partial shade -
Position
Sheltered
Exposed -
Suitable for
Pots
Large containers
Borders
Meadows
Gravel gardens
Coastal gardens
Rockery
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Free draining
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Soil type
Loam
Sandy
Stony
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost -
Growing skill
Easy to grow
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Scented
No
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Pollinator-friendly
No
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Mouse resistant
No
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Rabbit resistant
No
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Deer resistant
No
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Toxicity
Skin/eyes irritant
Harmful if eaten
Plant calendar
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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- Planting
- Flowering
Useful information
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Plant your Tulip pulchella violacea bulbs from mid to late autumn
Plant in borders or containers in sun or partial shade
Plant your bulbs two to three times as deep as the bulb is high
Space the bulbs about twice the bulb diameter apart
Place the Tulip pulchella violacea bulbs with the pointed side facing upwards
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Orders placed before 1 September 2024
You can expect your order in September 2024Orders placed 1 September - 15 October 2024
You can expect your order in October 2024Orders placed 16 October - 15 December 2024
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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