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.
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Tulip
'Salmon Gem'
Tulip 'Salmon Gem' is a pretty botanical tulip with an unusual colour combination. Its chalky salmon-blushed outer petals hide a zesty clementine-orange interior, creating delightful contrasts. When these sweet blooms are closed, you can just see hints of the sunshiny colour within from the tops of the pointy petals. Tulip 'Salmon Gem' open up fully in the sun to reveal that welcome hit of vitamin-C infused colour, just the pick-me-up needed for a spring boost! The strappy linear grey-green foliage compliments these diminutive tulips, which like many botanical species have small flowers about 6cm wide and reach a height of 15-20cm.
Botanical tulips are becoming increasingly popular, with many gardeners valuing their diminutive form, reliability and value for wildlife. Hailing from the mountains of Uzbekistan, Tulip batalinii 'Salmon Gem' loves a well-draining spot that bakes in summer, so it makes an excellent choice for rockeries, sloping sites, banks and sunny borders. In the right conditions, this tulip will come back year after year, and naturalises gradually. Its small stature also makes it a great subject for pots, just give it a gritty, free-draining compost mix to keep it happy. Blooming in mid spring, the adorable Tulip 'Salmon Gem' is just the thing to lift your mood and bring a little sunshine to your day.
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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 batalinii 'Salmon Gem'
- Tulip group
- Species or Botanical (15)
- Flower colour
- Orange
- Bulb size
- 6/8
- Established height
- 10-20cm
- Established spread
- 5-10cm
- 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
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Sheltered
Exposed - Rabbit resistant
- No
- RHS Award (AGM)
- Yes
- 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
Borders
Meadows
lawns
Gravel gardens
Coastal gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens
Large containers - Sunlight
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Full sun
Partial shade - Toxicity
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Harmful if eaten
Skin/eyes irritant - Years to establish
- 1st year
Perfect for pots
Thrives in full sun
RHS Recommended
Perennial
Fully hardy
Packed in paper
Naturalising
Low maintenance
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