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
'Cranberry Thistle'
With its panoply of deep wine-red, silky petals and the distinctive, spiky margins of the fringed type tulips, Tulip 'Cranberry Thistle' has it all—a veritable smorgasbord of luxuriant colour and texture. Those rich hues sing out against pale green foliage, for a contrasting display that will be sure to draw compliments. Tulip 'Cranberry Thistle' produces large, deep pluche red blooms, each one resembling a regal thistle. It's the perfect way to add a touch of drama to any garden.
Tulips are often considered the crowning glory of the spring garden, bringing the spring bulbs season to a close with a crescendo of colour. Plant your Tulip 'Cranberry Thistle' bulbs in autumn, in a rich and fertile garden soil or in deep pots of fresh compost, and make sure they’re kept moist but well-drained throughout the cool winter days. In these conditions they’ll settle in nicely, ready to burst forth with long, strong stems when warmer weather arrives!
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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 'Cranberry Thistle'
- Tulip group
- Fringed or Crispa (7)
- Flower colour
- Cranberry 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
-
Full sun
Partial shade - Toxicity
-
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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