Tulip 'Slawa'
- Good for Cutting
- Perfect for Pots
Deep rich crimson and apricot in one flower – new, exciting and beautiful
Grow it with the matching Persicaria microcephala 'Red Dragon' as I saw it in my Dutch garden designer friend, Carien van Boxtel's garden.
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Tulip petals are all edible. We scatter them over salad and use some petals dipped in tempura batter and served with a spring garden Frito Misto. Tulip 'White Valley' is a favourite for this.
- Good for Cutting
- Perfect for Pots
Product details
- Type
- Perennial (grown as an annual)
- Position
- Container Garden
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- April - May
- Height
- 45cm (18in)
- Group/Species
- Triumph
- Common name
- Tulip
- Moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Cultivation
- Don’t plant tulips until mid-late October. Plant pointy end up 10-15cm deep, 8cm apart in borders (less in containers). You can use a mycorrhizal Bulb Starter.
Care Tips
After flowering leave the foliage to die back naturally if you want to reuse the bulbs.
Flowering Time
April - May
