Tulipa Sylvestris Bulbs
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notes
Dainty and bearing a delicious lemon-scent, the Tulip ‘Sylvestris’ is a wild tulip with bright, buttercup-yellow flowers with a green rib running outside. Pointed in shape and ideal for naturalising in short grass, it is an especially vigorous variety. First recorded in Bologna in northern Italy in the 16th century, it has since become naturalised throughout Europe where it can be found in meadows, orchards, and open, rocky ground.
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Dimensions
- Pack size: 10 bulbs / 50 bulbs
- Height and Spread: up to 35cm (1ft 1in) x W: 7cm (3in)
Features
notes
Dainty and bearing a delicious lemon-scent, the Tulip ‘Sylvestris’ is a wild tulip with bright, buttercup-yellow flowers with a green rib running outside. Pointed in shape and ideal for naturalising in short grass, it is an especially vigorous variety. First recorded in Bologna in northern Italy in the 16th century, it has since become naturalised throughout Europe where it can be found in meadows, orchards, and open, rocky ground.
Insights
Wild (or Botanical) Tulips are known for being especially great naturalizers. Not only do they return year after year, they multiply and build up a small colony over time. Being early bloomers, wild species often flower before most other tulips.
Details
- Flowers: April to May
Planting
- Well drained soil
- South aspect
- Full sun
- Sheltered
- Planting Time and Depth: Autumn-Winter (September-December), 10cm (4in) deep and 7cm (3in) apart
Care
- Protect from excessive wet and strong winds
- Bulbs are toxic to pets or humans if ingested and may cause skin allergy
- Deadhead as flowers fade but allow leaves to die back naturally
Scent
Lemon scented
Glossary