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
'Serano'
Set yourself up for an early tulip treat with this eager wonder, Tulip 'Serano'. This new Tulipa greigii cultivar is keen to rise and shine as soon as spring kicks in, typically flowering from around late March. It’s one great thing to be able to get the tulip season off to an early and brilliantly beautiful start, but there are many more notable features of this tremendous tulip. A compact habit with short stems makes Tulip 'Serano' a useful choice for small pots and gaps, or a sturdier option for growing in exposed gardens. Producing multiple creamy white and peachy pink flowers per stem, the stocky Tulip 'Serano' can create a big show. You can fill your flowerpots, nestle them into rockeries, or tuck them into any other nooks around the garden and look forward to big floral impact even in the little spaces.
Tulip 'Serano' flowers tend open and close on a daily basis, depending on the weather. In the morning and evening and on grey days, they remain closed, showing off the beautiful peach-pink flames on the outsides of the petals. When the sun shines on them, they open wide into a star-like shape, revealing an eye-catching black centre surrounded by silky cream petals, and when they do this it looks like a different display altogether! One final fantastic feature, Tulip 'Serano'. is a perennial tulip. In the perfect planting spot where it’s happy, this tulip will settle in, grow back and bloom every year.
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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 'Serano'
- Tulip group
- Greigii (14)
- Flower colour
- Cream, pink
- Bulb size
- 12/+
- Established height
- 20-30cm
- 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
- 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
Large containers
Borders
Gravel gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens
Cut flower gardens - Sunlight
-
Full sun
Partial shade - Toxicity
-
Skin/eyes irritant
Harmful if eaten - Years to establish
- 1st year
Good for cutting
Perfect for pots
Thrives in full sun
RHS Recommended
Fully hardy
Packed in paper
Low maintenance
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