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.
'Wedding Gift'
Celebrate spring with this showy sweetheart, Tulip 'Wedding Gift'. This double late variety is a star of the season when it unravels layers upon layers of luxuriously silky, rosy-pink petals from April into May. Blooms which are this petal packed typically last well both in the garden and vase as they slowly unfurl. Just when you think they’re looking incredible and couldn’t possibly get any better, they open even further into a looser and equally gorgeous flower formation. Plant swathes of Tulip 'Wedding Gift' and prepare to be smitten!
Whether you have an autumn or spring wedding to attend or not, Tulip 'Wedding Gift' bulbs or a bunch of the blooms make a great gift for someone you’re fond of, or just a treat for yourself course! You can’t beat a pink tulip, they look great in any setting and when they have opulent double blooms like this they really do stand out from the crowd. In pots or borders, try combining these with dainty blue flowers like Muscari.
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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
- Tulip 'Wedding Gift'
- Tulip group
- Double early (2)
- 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
- 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
Gravel gardens
Coastal gardens
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
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