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.
Exhibit the masterpiece that is Tulip 'Flaming Art' in your garden next spring! Although this tulip is brand new, its bursting with vintage charm — you could easily see it as the subject of a classic still life painting. Antique-cream petals with a light feathering gives the blooms a slightly wayward edge which adds informality as well as a pinch of quirkiness. When you’re drawn in for a closer look, you’ll see that each bloom of Tulip 'Flaming Art' is unique, marked with flashes of crimson and green which look like carefully considered brushstrokes. You don’t need to be hugely imaginative or a garden design pro to make a magnificent display with this one. Each Tulip 'Flaming Art' is a bundle of creativity, all ready to burst from a simple bulb!
Plant drifts or groups of Tulip 'Flaming Art' though your borders or in large patio pots in autumn and you’ll be in for a chic show of flowers from late April into May. Parrot tulips like this take time to be this beautiful, and the plus side to late-flowering tulips is a fresh fanfare of flowers to look forward to as earlier spring blooms begin to fade. Give Tulip 'Flaming Art' a space of its own to show off its perfect petals, or plant among plainer single-coloured tulips which won’t steal the spotlight!
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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 'Flaming Art'
- Tulip group
- Parrot (10)
- Flower colour
- Cream, crimson 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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