Tulips are said to signal the arrival of spring so it’s no wonder the humble tulip is a real symbol of the season. Widely available from December to April, these cheerful flowers never fail to brighten up the home or garden.
Dispite popular belief Tulips do not originate from Holland but instead they actually come from Central Asia. Originally from Persia and Turkey, tulips were brought to Europe in the 16th century, where the flower earned its name due to its resemblance to a turban (tülbend in Turkish).
Scientific Name: Tulipa
Family: Lilaceae
Availability: October- June, peaks December-April. Some limited availability ou
This beautiful apricot coloured tulip is incredibly versatile, very strong and sturdy and embraces the classic tulip shape. Tulips are one of the most popular spring bulbs as they are so easy to plant and grow and are perfect for planting in a mix of many different colour variations, giving your garden, patio or decking a fresh and vibrant spring makeover. Tulips also make great cut flowers to brighten up the house. Cut them long stems from the garden and bring them indoors and display in vases and containers on windowsills or on the mantlepiece - whatever space needs cheering up. Supplied as a pack of 15 bulbs, ready for planting.
A great mixture of taller tulips approx. 50-60cm tall to give you a kaleidoscope of spring colour. They are incredibly versatile, very strong and sturdy and show off the classic, much loved tulip shape. These 'Triumph' tulips are perfect for growing in beds and borders, this mix is an all-in-one solution to adding vibrant spring colour to your garden next year - maximum impact with minimum effort! We've put together a stunning mix of colour to create a real rainbow of tulips to stand loud and proud in your beds, borders or containers next year without you having to do anything other than plant and water. Tulips are one of the most popular bulbs, as they are are great planted with many different colour variations to give a fresh, vibrant spring colour to your garden, patio or decking but they also make great cut flowers to brighten up the house. Supplied as a pack of 50 bulbs, size 10/11 ready for planting in autumn.
Bulbs such as daffodils and tulips herald the arrival of spring - there's nothing more exciting than the sight of their bold and bright colours peeking up from the ground, marking the end of a long winter and promise of warmer weather to come. This great value collection combines the ever-popular 'Tête-à-Tête' daffodil with compact and robust 'Early Red' tulips for a display that will get your garden noticed. With their distinctive flowers, 'Tête-à-Tête' daffodils are a must-have for any spring garden. A great, green-fingered investment, they'll continue to bloom year after year, getting bigger and better all the time! Brilliant in pots, 'Tête-à-Tête' produces lots of pretty, golden-yellow flowers from late February. Then, blooming from March, the 'Early Red' tulips have more robust, short-stemmed flowers, and these red ones are geat for contrasting with beautiful yellow daffodils and will pick up just as 'Tête-à-Tête' are fininshing. Plant these bulbs in pots or straight into flowerbeds and you will enjoy a host of delicate flowers from late February onwards. Supplied as a pack of 100 bulbs, ready for planting in the autumn.
Probably the most widely grown of all dwarf tulips, Tulip 'Red Riding Hood' is a top choice for stunning springtime displays. Flowering in March and April, they have striking, bright scarlet-red blooms with black centres, which contrast delightfully against broad, grey-green, maroon-striped leaves. Plant with other spring-flowering bulbs of different hues for dramatic effect. Fully deserving of its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, 'Red Riding Hood' is a compact variety, so is perfect for rock gardens or the front of beds and borders. Alternatively, scatter them through grass, where they will naturalise easily and produce bigger and better displays every year. They look equally stunning when planted in garden pots - and make a beautiful cut flower for your vase. Easy to grow and reliably hardy, they are happy to be left in the ground for stunning results for many years to come. Supplied as a pack of 30 bulbs, size 10/11 ready for planting out in autumn.
What could be easier than this perfect blend of pre-spaced and filled bulbs - arranged as 7 red Tulip Scarlet Baby, surrounded by 12 sea blue Crocuss, creating a lovely effect. Perfect for dropping straight into larger pots (diameter 24cm (10') or more), or into the garden for circles of colour. Using the unique biodegradable package, these Plant-o-Mat Drop in pods are a quick and simple way to take all the hassle out of planting bulbs. No more worrying about colours, or spacing Simply plant the whole tray into the ground or a pot - watch the helpful video to see how. You cannot get easier gardening than this for flowers next Spring and for years beyond.
What could be easier than this perfect blend of pre-spaced and filled bulbs - arranged as 7 brilliant deep purple Tulip 'Purple Prince', surrounded by 12 powder blue Muscari, creating a lovely effect. Perfect for dropping straight into larger pots (diameter 25cm (10in) or more), or into the garden for circles of colour. Using the unique biodegradable package, these Plant-o-Mat Drop in pods are a quick and simple way to take all the hassle out of planting bulbs. No more worrying about colours, or spacing Simply plant the whole tray into the ground or a pot - watch the helpful video to see how. You cannot get easier gardening than this for flowers next spring and for years beyond.
Special and Unique! Its easy to see how this unusual tulip got the name 'Ice Cream'! The soft white inner bloom rises above the outer stawberry pink petals that have a hint of green, to look just like ice-cream in a cone. The petals are wonderfully ruffled and the flowers are so large that they have to be seen to be believed. The combination of white sitting on the pink and green cup is extraordinary! These sensational tulips will create an excellent display in your spring borders, containers on patios, really making your garden come to life! They are also excellent cut flowers and make stunning indoor displays. Supplied as 5 bulbs, size 11+ ready to plant in autumn, growing to a height of 40cm.
A mix of wonderful shades and colours to brighten up any garden. Tulips are one of the most popular bulbs as they are perfect when planted with a mix of different colour variations to give vibrant spring colour to your garden, patio or decking. Their compact nature keeps them in neat form and means they won't topple over or takeover beds and borders. It also means they are fantastic for filling up pots and containers on the patio.This mix is the perfect all-in-one solution to adding a rainbow of colour to your garden ready to burst to life next spring. Tulips are easy to plant, grow and care for - maximum impact with minimum effort! Don't forget - they also make stunning cut flowers to brighten up the indoors as well as outdoors! Plant in the autumn for stunning spring displays.
A mixture of bicoloured tulips, this collection of traditional types will set your garden awash with colour in spring and is perfect if clean, simple blooms are what you want. 'Viridiflora' Tulips have vase-shaped flowers with pointed petals and broad, strappy leaves. Each bloom is marked with green through the midrib, which serves to highlight the colour of the flower beautifully and is colourful enough to brighten even the dullest area of your garden. Strong stems make these tulips perfect for cutting and they make fabulous, long lasting flowers look great when brought into your home. Plant them in any well-drained soil in a sunny position your garden and then as soon as Aprilarrives, your spring garden will be full of gorgeous colour. Supplied as a pack of 25 bulbs, size 10/11 ready for planting in autumn. Growing to a height of approx. 45cm.
Surely one of the most dazzling tulips that you can add to your garden this year, the large, frilly flowers of Tulip 'gold dust' are fully double and look like peony blooms as they burst into colour in spring. With bright, scarlet blooms fringed with gold, this lavish tulip will bring a touch of opulent luxury wherever it's planted and will certainly create a talking point! Easy to grow, Gold Dust is a perfect tulip for growing in pots, where they can be moved around the garden, and they make perfect cut flowers so you can bring their rich display into the home. To create a magnificent visual impact, plant them in a clump or dot throughout the flower bed between blue and purple perennials. Supplied as a pack of 20 bulbs, size 12+ ready to plant out in autumn.
Bulbs such as Tulips herald the arrival of spring, and there's nothing more exciting than the sight of their bold and bright colours as they erupt from their winter. These premium, double-flowered tulips are so full of petals that they resemble roses or peonies, and make a stunning addition to pots and borders where their exciting blooms mark the start of the warmerweather. Double Touch is a blousy raspberry-pink edged tulip with layers of gorgeous petals and matched superbly with Tulip Shirly Double with its purple edged blooms. Ideal as cut flowers, peony-flowered tulips are a definite must have bulb this year, and designers are in love with them - and we think you'll feel the same! Opening in April and May, with luxurious, multi-petalled blooms, this collection will delight everyone who everyone who sees them! Also, being easy to grow and needing very little in the way of expertise to get great results anyone can grow them! Supplied as a pack of 20 bulbs, ready for planting into pots or straight into flowerbeds - a spectacular tulip mix.
A premium, double-flowered tulip 'Exquisit', is so full of petals that it resembles a peony, and makes a stunning addition to pots and borders where its erupting blooms mark the start of the warmer weather, whetting your appetite for the main floral event to come. The sturdy stems of this large-flowered tulip will put up with all but the worst of our spring weather and naturally make superb cut flowers in a vase meaning that you can bring their glorious colour indoors. Bulbs such as Tulips herald the arrival of spring, and there's nothing more exciting than the sight of their bold and bright colours. Opening in April and May, with luxurious blooms each with a mix of lilac, green and white petals, Exquisist certainly lives up to its name and will thrill everyone who sees it! Supplied as a pack of 15 top size bulbs, ready for planting. Plant these bulbs in pots or straight into flowerbeds and you'll enjoy a host of flowers from late April. Spectacular whether planted directly into flower beds or into a favourite container, tulips are easy to grow and need very little in the way of expertise to get great results that a gardening pro would be proud of!