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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New
Tulip
'Ice Cream Lemon'
Tulip 'Ice Cream Lemon' is a deliciously unconventional mid-spring tulip, with the sort of sculptural charm that makes visitors stop, peer and ask questions. Rising above erect, slender grey-green leaves, its double, bowl-shaped blooms open in a confection of lemon yellow, soft pink and fresh green, as if a florist and a pâtissier had quietly collaborated. The flowers are scented too, adding another layer of pleasure to their already rather irresistible appearance. Tulip 'Ice Cream Lemon' has a neat yet dramatic habit, bringing height, texture and a playful twist to spring planting without ever losing its elegance.
Use Tulip 'Ice Cream Lemon' where its remarkable form can be admired up close, perhaps in containers by a doorway, along a path, or gathered in groups through a sunny border. Its lemon tones look especially fresh with white, cream, lime green and dusky pink, while the green accents help it sit beautifully among emerging perennials. Tulip 'Ice Cream Lemon' is also a fine choice for cutting, bringing fragrance and a little theatre indoors. For gardeners who like their tulips refined, unusual and lightly mischievous, Tulip 'Ice Cream Lemon' is a truly memorable spring bulb.
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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 'Ice Cream Lemon'
- Tulip group
- Double late (11)
- Flower colour
- Pink, yellow, green
- Bulb size
- 11/12
- Established height
- 20-30cm
- 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
Thrives in full sun
Fully hardy
Packed in paper
Low maintenance
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