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Tulip Bulbs - Description
- Qty: 10 Tulip Bulbs
- Fully Grown Size: 15cm - 25cm
- In Bloom: March - April
- Flower Colour: Scarlet Red
- Sow: October - December
- Variety: Tulipa kaufmanniana 'Little Red Riding Hood'
- Kaufmanniana (Waterlily) Tulip
- Tulip 'Little Red Riding Hood' is a charming dwarf Kaufmanniana tulip producing brilliant scarlet-red flowers that open wide in the sunshine like water lilies. Its attractive foliage is beautifully mottled with purple markings, making it highly ornamental even before flowering. This award-winning variety is perfect for adding vibrant early spring colour to smaller gardens.
Tulip Bulbs - Uses
- Provides brilliant early spring colour.
- Ideal for borders, rockeries and raised beds.
- Perfect for patio pots, window boxes and containers.
- Excellent for edging pathways and front-of-border planting.
- Plant in groups for a bold carpet of vibrant colour.
- Suitable for alpine gardens and smaller garden spaces.
- Combines beautifully with crocuses, miniature daffodils and muscari.
- Returns reliably each spring in well-drained soil.
Tulip Bulbs - How to Sow
- See our blog on how to sow and care for bulbs.
- Choose a sunny or partially shaded planting location.
- To prepare planting hole:
- Use a garden hand trowel, dibber or bulb planter.
- Depth: Approximately 10cm - 12cm deep.
- Spacing: 8cm - 10cm apart.
- Soil: Fertile, well-drained soil. Improve heavy soils with horticultural grit or sand if drainage is poor.
- Plant bulbs with the pointed end facing upwards.
- Cover with soil and firm gently.
- Water thoroughly after planting.
- Feed with poultry manure or a balanced liquid fertiliser once foliage appears.
- Allow foliage to die back naturally after flowering.
- Leave bulbs in the ground to naturalise or lift, clean, dry and store after the foliage has completely withered if required.
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