Tulip Samantha
Good for cutting
Perfect for pots
Naturalising:
bulbs multiply each year
RHS Award of Garden Merit
Hand packed in paper bags
Description
Sometimes, dynamite comes in small packages! If you’re looking for a truly extraordinary detail to add to your container gardening repertoire or to grow in a very high-profile spot, you can’t make a better choice than 'Samantha' tulips. It’s almost unbelievable to see the perfect, doll-sized mini tulips explode into bloom, but Tulip 'Samantha' adds to the floral fantasy with flaming colour and petal-packed double flowers for a fairy-garden focal point you’ll want to make all your own. As an added benefit, Tulip 'Samantha' is no one-hit wonder. Our top-quality bulbs will give you up to three flower stems per bulb.
Details for Tulip Samantha
Colour:
Velvet red
Height:
12-15 cm / 5-6"
Planting season:
Autumn
Flowering time:
Mid to late Spring
Family:
Botanical tulips
Botanical name:
Tulipa humilis Samantha
Light requirements:
Partial shade / Full sun
Soil moisture:
Average
Naturalising:
Yes
Perennial:
Yes
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 2019
You can expect your order in September 2019 - Orders placed 16 September - 15 December 2019
You can expect your order within 10 business days
See our full shipping & delivery schedule
About the grower
The family business W. van Lierop & Zn was founded by Wim van Lierop in 1949. Wim started his own flower bulbs nursery in the Anna Paulownapolder in the province of Noord-Holland, on approximately 5 hectares of land. Nowadays, the company is led by Wim’s son Gerard and the cousins Ron, William, Arjan and Peter. Together with 20 permanent employees, the family grows an exclusive selection of flower bulbs (a.o. tulips, daffodils, alliums, grape hyacinths) on more than 250 hectares of land!
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Our promises
Size
We supply top size bulbs
Because we represent a Dutch bulb-growing family with a proud heritage that goes back for four generations, we're not about to spoil our top reputation with undersized bulbs. Expect top size bulbs. Always.
Choice
UK's biggest selection
We offer UK's biggest ever selection of amazing flower bulbs online, including lots of unique bulb varieties you won’t get anywhere else. We just love being able to provide you with an incredible choice of top-quality bulbs – it’s what we’re best at.
Craftmanship
Grown by the best growers
The best flower bulbs are grown in the Netherlands, where facilities and wheather conditions are perfect to ensure premium quality and strong flower bulbs. We cooperate with the best bulb growers to supply world class flower bulbs.
Sustainability
We care about our planet
We help you to reduce waste by using recyclable packaging whenever we are able. Enjoy receiving your bags and boxes of bulbs with a clear conscience and pass the benefits forward by sorting the used packaging materials into your recycling bins.
