Plant tulip bulbs from October to mid-December, once the weather has cooled. Until then, store them somewhere cool, dry and safely away from mice and squirrels.
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Tulip
'Chocolate Brown'
Tulip 'Chocolate Brown' is one of those wonderfully deceptive tulips, named for depth but glowing in the garden like polished copper, burnt orange and warm cinnamon. Its double blooms open into rounded, peony-like rosettes, each petal slightly ruffled and shaded with darker mahogany through the centre, so the colour feels rich rather than flat. In sunshine, Tulip 'Chocolate Brown' catches a molten gleam; in softer light, it takes on a smouldering, antique warmth. Against young green leaves, the warm tones look especially sumptuous. It is a splendid choice for anyone who enjoys spring colour with a little sophistication, and perhaps a small weakness for pudding-toned names.
Plant Tulip 'Chocolate Brown' in bold groups through borders or pots, where its velvety colouring can mingle with blue muscari, violet wallflowers, cream narcissi or fresh green euphorbias. The sturdy stems lift the full flowers cleanly above broad foliage, making Tulip 'Chocolate Brown' excellent for cutting, although it is almost too handsome to remove from the border without negotiation. Try it with apricot, plum and soft yellow tulips for a painterly late-spring scheme, or let it stand alone in a terracotta pot for quietly dramatic effect. Distinctive, warm and unexpectedly versatile, Tulip 'Chocolate Brown' brings depth to the display without ever looking heavy.
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Choose full sun or partial shade. Improve heavy soil with organic matter and horticultural grit. For containers, use peat-free multipurpose compost with good drainage.
Plant bulbs pointed side upwards, 15–20cm deep and around 10cm apart. You can leave a little more space between them in borders.
Water once after planting to settle the soil. Border-grown tulips rarely need further watering, but containers should be kept lightly moist and never waterlogged.
Remove faded flowers, then allow the foliage to yellow and die back naturally. This helps the bulbs store energy for the following year.
- Botanical name
- Tulipa 'Chocolate Brown'
- Tulip group
- Double late (11)
- Flower colour
- Copper, brown, orange
- Bulb size
- 12/+
- Established height
- 30-50cm
- Established spread
- 10-20cm
- Growing skill
- Easy to grow
- Habit
- Upright
- Hardiness
- Fully hardy
- Leaf colour
- Green
- Mouse resistant
- No
- Plant spacing
- 60 bulbs per m2
- Pollinator friendly
- No
- Position
- Sheltered
- Rabbit resistant
- No
- Scented
- No
- Soil acidity
- Any
- Soil moisture
- Free draining
- Soil type
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Loam
Sandy
Stony
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost - Suitable for
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Pots
Large containers
Borders
Gravel gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens
Cut flower gardens - Sunlight
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Full sun
Partial shade - Toxicity
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Skin/eyes irritant
Harmful if eaten - Years to establish
- 1st year
Good for cutting
Perfect for pots
Farmer Gracy exclusive
Thrives in full sun
Fully hardy
Packed in paper
Low maintenance
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