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.
The intense rose colour of Tulip 'Rosy Delight' would be enough to impress the most jaded gardener, but there’s more to this delightful Tulip than meets the eye. Sturdy flower stems support some of the most long-lasting Tulip blooms we’ve ever seen – and we monitored them for the entire flowering period. We noticed something else too: as the big flowers reach maturity, the colour softens, almost as if darwin hybrid Tulip 'Rosy Delight' were preparing herself for the lazy days of summer after the intense urgency of spring. As a result, choosing Tulip 'Rosy Delight' is almost like having two different, equally beautiful tulip varieties instead of just one. Do you wish that more tulips would be like Rosy Delight? We have good news for you: there’s a whole Delight range to choose from!
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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 'Rosy Delight'
- Tulip group
- Darwin hybrid (4)
- Flower colour
- Pink
- 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
- 80 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
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