Details
- Supplied As
- Bulbs
- Bulb Size
- 12/+ cm
- Flowering Height
- 35 cm
- Flowering Time
- May
- RHS Recommended
- Award of Garden Merit
- Colour
- Oranges & Yellows
- Planting Time
- October
- November
- Growing
- Hardy
- Perfect For
- Cutting
May Flowering Tulip Fairline
T1670
May Flowering Tulip ‘Fairline’ is an elegant blend of soft lilac and white tones, each bloom appearing like a gentle brushstroke across the late spring garden. The refined colouring of tulip ‘Fairline’ brings a calm and understated beauty to borders, containers, and seasonal planting schemes, flowering gracefully through May.
There are no gaudy colours or exaggerated forms here — just reliable, well-bred elegance with a beautifully consistent habit. Planted in rows, it creates a sense of uniform calm, while mixed among other tulips it adds subtle contrast and softness to the garden.
Care Guide
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Princess Irene
T1308
Topped by a head of gleaming, coppery, auburn locks, the glorious blooms of Early Single ‘Princess Irene’ will be the crowning glory to your spring garden. This fiery redhead ignites borders and container displays with the warming, amber hues of glowing embers. Each multi-tonal petal flickers with flashes of rust, burgundy and burnished bronze, enhanced by a background of blue-green foliage.
Sturdy stems and a robust nature make this early tulip suitable for exposed positions. The vigour and reliability of tulip ‘Princess Irene’ have earnt this variety the accolade of an acclaimed RHS Award of Garden Merit.
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Merlot
T1776
A rich, deep-plum tulip, perfect for the jewel garden. Lily Flowering Tulip ‘Merlot’ blooms wide open in full sun, unfolding up its star-shaped, luxurious violet flowers to expose powdery anthers and a pale-lemon pistil to passing bees and pollinators.
This lavish, lily-flowered tulip 'Merlot' blooms on tall stems, adding grace and structure to borders and pots during May. Combine with vivid tulips of differing shapes both in the garden and in the vase for a colourful, textural spring blend.
