Tulip 'Red Hunter'
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Orders placed 1 September - 15 October 2024
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Orders placed 16 October - 15 December 2024
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Description
When it’s in flower, Tulip 'Red Hunter' will almost certainly be the first plant to catch your eye as you enter the garden. In mid-spring, bright, scarlet-red blooms, each with a black central blotch, are held on short stems. The bases of the plants are surrounded by attractive, upright, narrow, grey-green foliage. This tulip may be short — at just 15-20cm — but what it lacks in height, it more than makes up for in vibrancy!
It is excellent for providing colour on a rockery or at the front of a bed or border. It is best planted in groups for bold flashes of colour. It is also good seen close-up, so is recommended for using in a patio container or pot. Although Tulip 'Red Hunter' will prefer a position in full sun, it is fully tolerant of some shade during the day.
Tulipa linifolia (Batalinii Group) 'Red Hunter' is in the Tulip Group 15 (Miscellaneous). It is considered such a good plant, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) have awarded it a coveted Award of Garden Merit.
Key features
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Perfect for pots
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Comes back every year
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Fragrant
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Naturalising
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Thrives well in full sun
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Packed in paper bags
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Low maintenance
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RHS Award (AGM)
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Fully hardy
Specs & details
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Botanical name
Tulipa linifolia (Batalinii Group) 'Red Hunter'
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Tulip group
Species or Botanical (15)
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Flower colour
Red
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Bulb size
6/8
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Established height
10-20cm
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Established spread
10-20cm
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Plant spacing
60 bulbs per m2
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Leaf colour
Green
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Habit
Upright
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Life cycle
Perennial
Naturalising -
Hardiness
Fully hardy
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Years to establish
1st year
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Sunlight
Full sun
Partial shade -
Position
Sheltered
Exposed -
Suitable for
Pots
Large containers
Borders
Meadows
Gravel gardens
Coastal gardens
Rockery
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Free draining
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Soil type
Loam
Sandy
Stony
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost -
RHS Award (AGM)
Yes
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Growing skill
Easy to grow
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Scented
Yes
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Pollinator-friendly
No
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Mouse resistant
No
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Rabbit resistant
No
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Deer resistant
No
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Toxicity
Skin/eyes irritant
Harmful if eaten
Plant calendar
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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- Planting
- Flowering
Useful information
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Orders placed before 1 September 2025
You can expect your order in September 2025Orders placed 1 September - 15 October 2025
You can expect your order in October 2025Orders placed 16 October - 15 December 2025
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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