Tulip linifolia
Good for cutting
Perfect for pots
RHS Award of Garden Merit
Hand packed in paper bags
Description
Small is beautiful, and particularly so if you’re talking about Tulip linifolia, lovely flax-leaved tulip. The waxy, cup-shaped scarlet blooms are delicate and upright with pointed petals, so from above they look quite star-like. Forming attractive little clumps that naturalise over the years, these cheery tulips looking up at you each spring are sure to make you smile. Because this tulip variety is low growing and simple, it’s very handy for creating bold pockets of spring colour all around the garden. Whether they’re planted in pots, borders, rockeries or poking through gravel pathways – anything goes!
Originating from the Middle-East, Tulip linifolia has a distinct exotic look about it. And flowering in May just things are starting to hot up in the garden, it’s the perfect way to introduce the bolder colours of summer to your garden.
Tulip linifolia is very easy to grow too – simply plant the bulbs in groups in autumn and then just let them look after themselves!
Details for Tulip linifolia
Colour:
Scarlet red
Height:
12-15 cm / 5-6"
Planting season:
Autumn
Flowering time:
Mid to late spring
Family:
Botanical tulips
Botanical name:
Tulipa linifolia
Light requirements:
Partial shade / Ffull sun
Soil moisture:
Average
Naturalising:
Poor
Perennial:
No
Critter resistant:
No
Planting & Care
- Plant your tulip bulbs from mid to late autumn
- Plant in borders or containers in sun or partial shade
- Plant the bulbs two to three times as deep as the bulb is high
- Space the bulbs about twice the bulb diameter apart
- Place the bulbs with the pointed side facing upwards
Read more in our planting guide
Delivery schedule
- Orders placed before 15 September 2018
You can expect your order in September 2018 - Orders placed 16 September - 15 December 2018
You can expect your order within 10 business days
See our full shipping & delivery schedule
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