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Tulipa sprengeri

Tulipa sprengeri
Price: £2.26
RHS Award of garden merit
    A most elegant and beautiful plant with long, pointed, shiny green leaves and brownish-crimson flowers with reflexed petals. Shade tolerant. 1½ft (45cm)

    You may be wondering why grow these natural species of Tulip from seed when so many different cultivated varieties are so easily available to grow from bulbs? Well, given that you have already reached “Tu…” in our alphabetised catalogue and are still reading this introduction, then it is safe to assume you are a both curious and patient type. This will serve you well in the 4-7 years it will take to reach the point of flowering. However you will be rewarded as, although less ostentatious than their cultivated cousins, they become more reliably exuberant with age. Like a fine wine perhaps. So please note that we sell seeds and not bulbs.
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    Genus: Tulipa

    Species: sprengeri

    Family Name: Liliaceae

    Seed Catalogue No.: 1262C

    Hardiness: Hardy

    Colour: Red/Maroon

    Flowers: March, April, May

    Lighting Conditions: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Sheltered Sun

    Soil Type: Chalk, Sand, Loam

    Soil Acidity: Alkaline, Neutral, Acid

    Moisture: Well-drained

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    Germination Instructions

    Sow Oct-Feb. in a cold frame. Sow indoors Mar-Sep. In a cold frame, sow 3mm deep into moist, well-drained seed compost. Ideal temp. 10°C. Allow autumn warmth followed by winter cold to offer ideal conditions for germination to occur in spring as the weather warms. Germination takes 2-3 months approx. Indoors, sow seed then cold stratify at 4°C for 2-3 weeks then remove to warmth for germination. Allow seedlings to grow on undisturbed for 18 months so that bulbs may form. Transplant seedlings into a cold frame. Flowering will take 4-7 years from seed.

    Growing Instructions

    Plant bulb 10-15cm deep in a fertile humus-rich, well-drained soil in full or partial sun. Prefers a sheltered position away from strong winds. Protect from excessive winter wet by offering a dry winter mulch.

    Cultivation Instructions

    Deadhead after flowering. Propagate by lifting bulbs and separating offsets.

    When to Sow

    JanJFebFMarMAprAMayMJunJJulJAugASepSOctONovNDecD
    • Sow Under Cover/Plant Indoors
    • Flowers/Harvest

    Approximate number of seeds per packet: 472

    Please note we pack the majority of our seeds by volume so the number of seeds indicated is only an approximation.

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