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
'Sweet Valley'
The epitome of elegance and grace, Tulip 'Sweet Valley' brings a welcome soft and shapely element to spring plantings. Beautiful double blooms first emerge in cups of creamy white, touched with golden syrupy flames and complimented by slender sepals brushed in green. As the blooms open up, the golden flames seem to intensify and infuse the petals in a lovely glow, while the outer sepals lengthen and frame the flowers to perfection. The deep green leaves of Tulip 'Sweet Valley' are large and impactful, reminiscent of the lush foliage of hostas.
Tulip 'Sweet Valley' is part of the Fosteriana group of tulips, derived from wild tulips that grow in the mountains of Central Asia. They flower early in spring, have sturdy stems and naturalise easily, often coming back reliably to bloom over several years. With its tasteful colour palette, it won’t be hard to blend Tulip 'Sweet Valley' harmoniously with other early to mid-spring flowering tulips in shades of white, yellow or green. It would also pair up beautifully with anemones or forget-me-nots for a truly romantic display.
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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 'Sweet Valley'
- Tulip group
- Fosteriana or Emperor (13)
- Flower colour
- White, cream, green
- 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
- 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
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens
Cut flower gardens - Sunlight
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Full sun
Partial shade - Toxicity
-
Harmful if eaten
Skin/eyes irritant - Years to establish
- 1st year
Good for cutting
Perfect for pots
Thrives in full sun
Fully hardy
Packed in paper
Low maintenance
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