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.
Go Aussie with this collection of fair dinkum awesome tulips! Tulip collection 'Down Under' comprises jaw-dropping tulip varieties named after four of Australia’s great cites, Brisbane, Perth, Bendigo and Queensland. Flowering in shades of pink, gold, orange and red, all four varieties have incredible double blooms, and the petals have crispa edges to put some sizzle into your spring!
- Tulip 'Queensland' — coral pink with white crispa edges
- Tulip 'Perth' — cool lilac pink with crispa edges
- Tulip 'Bendigo' — sizzly red with crispa edges
- Tulip 'Brisbane' — dusky red with golden-yellow crispa edges
Ideal for planting in borders or patio containers; when they’re planted together these magnificent tulips create a well-balanced and really impressive display with their large flowers on sturdy, upright stems. They last an incredibly long time in a vase too. If you can bare to cut them, you can gather them together a big bunch or just add a few stems as extra eye candy in a mixed bouquet.
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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 collection 'Down Under'
- Tulip group
- Double late (11)
- Flower colour
- Pink, yellow, red
- 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
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