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.
If you could have a mutant in your garden, would you? Luckily, plants mutate in amazing ways, and there’s nothing scary about them! In fact, if you should gasp at the sight of your 'Rococo Double' tulips in bloom, it will only be because they are so beautiful! Tulip 'Rococo Double' is a mutation of one of the oldest parrot pulips out there, 'Couleur Cardinal'. One can only imagine how delighted the tulip grower who found this gift of nature was! Only look at those huge double parrot blooms, and you can begin to imagine the scene.
It’s a tulip that really has it all: big blooms, loads of fringed parrot flower petals, a combination of red, yellow and purple that must be seen to be believed, and a beguiling scent combine in a perfect, all-in-one package. Plant Tulip 'Rococo Double' in your garden, use it to create a stunning potted display, and don’t forget to cut a few of those unbelievable blooms for the vase.
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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 'Rococo Double'
- Tulip group
- Double late (11)
- Flower colour
- 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
- 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 - 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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