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.
'Lady Jane'
Pretty as a picture, Tulip 'Lady Jane' proves that botanical tulips really can be spectacular. The outer petals are tinged with pink, creating symphony in pink and white. Plant Tulip clusiana 'Lady Jane' with narcissi or create a harmony with Lady Jane tulips and grape hyacinths (muscari). They do need to be planted relatively close together if you want the best effect, but they have one more surprise in store. Unlike the spectacular hybrid tulips, clusiana Lady Jane is able to re-sprout and give you the same performance year after year. If your garden soil is well-drained, the bulbs may not even require lifting for storage. This is a true 'perennial' tulip.
On the 3rd and 4th image, you can see the strikingly beautiful colour contrasts of Tulip 'Lady Jane' with Muscari armeniacum and Muscari 'Mount Hood'.
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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 clusiana 'Lady Jane'
- Tulip group
- Species or Botanical (15)
- Flower colour
- Pink, white
- Bulb size
- 6/8
- 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
- 100 bulbs per m2
- Pollinator friendly
- No
- Position
- Sheltered
- Rabbit resistant
- No
- RHS Award (AGM)
- Yes
- Scented
- Yes
- 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
Meadows - 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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