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Perennial Tulips (thinking ahead...)

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  • OmoriOmori Posts: 1,674
    ‘Double You’ have been good for me. 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    If you can't give them the conditions they require, it's a very short list of tulips, apart from the species ones,  that will perform on a regular basis. 
    They aren't all short though. T. praestans 'Fusilier' is taller. Bright orange, and great for some early colour.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • yorkshireroseyorkshirerose Posts: 574
    The following have been reliable in my south-facing garden which has good, well-draining soil:-
                        Tres Chic        - white parrot tulip -20"
                        Menton Exotic - peach                 -22"
                       Purple Doll       - purple/red          -18"
                       Sunlover          red/orange/yellow  -16"
                       Gavota            - Yelllow/maroon    -16"
                       Mistress           - Pink                    -20"
                       Queen of Night - Deep Purple         -18"
                        Girlfriend         - Red/yellow/peach -12"


    Hope these suggestions help you. All were from Taylors Bulbs.



    A gardener's work is never at an end  - (John Evelyn 1620-1706)
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    Hi @yorkshirerose Are those figures you give meant to be the depth at which each tulip cultivar ought to be planted? If so, what unit are you using? inches? centimetres?
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    " means inches  ' means feet
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • BiljeBilje Posts: 811
    I think Yorkshirerose is indicating the height of that variety when in flower.
  • lilysillylilysilly Posts: 511
    I have a clump of Carnival de Rio tulips in my front garden that has been there 8 years. They are planted deeply in my clay soil but flower beautifully each year. They start white and as they age red streaks appear and they end up completely red. The flowers last for ages.
    I also have White Emperor tulips planted the same year that reliability returns each spring.
  • Mary370Mary370 Posts: 2,003
    Does that mean I'd be wasting time and money trying to grow them in clay soil?
  • yorkshireroseyorkshirerose Posts: 574
    I'm sorry Papi Jo, I didn't make it clear, the figures I gave are for the height of the tulips, in inches, ( I haven't 'gone' metric yet ).
    A gardener's work is never at an end  - (John Evelyn 1620-1706)
  • K67K67 Posts: 2,506
    Mary370 said:
    Does that mean I'd be wasting time and money trying to grow them in clay soil?
    By no means lilysilly has hers planted in clay and my soil I clay. The only thing I do  to my clay soil under the bulb is mix  with a bit of grit to help drainage and as said already plant them deeply.
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