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chameleon tulip

Tulipa 'Antoinette'^PBR (5)

Genus: Tulipa
Family: Liliaceae

About this plant

A perennial bulb, with broadly lance-shaped green leaves with a fine cream margin. This tulip has cup-shaped flowers, sometimes 2 or 3 to a stem, opening primrose yellow with cream margins that are increasingly streaked raspberry pink as the flower matures. Flowers are produced in late spring, and stand to around 60cm high

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

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Neutral

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Plant bulbs in late autumn, at a depth of 10-15cm (4-6in) in fertile, well-drained soil. Choose a sunny position, with protection from strong winds and excess winter wet. Lift bulbs annually, once the leaves have died down, and ripen in a cool greenhouse, keeping dry over the summer. See tulip cultivation for more details

Pruning

Deadhead after flowering and remove fallen petals

Propagation

Propagate by division, separating offsets in summer when bulbs are lifted. Replant the largest bulbs in autumn, and grow on smaller ones in a nursery bed for a year. See bulb propagation for more details. As this plant is protected by Plant Breeders' Rights, any propagation should be for personal rather than commercial use

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, slugs and stem and bulb eelworm

Diseases

May be susceptible to tulip fire and virus diseases, and to bulb rot in poorly drained soils

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround CoverPatio Container

Planting Places

IndoorOutdoorConservatorySubmerged AquaticWall Trained

Season of Interest

Spring

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Climbing

Time to Full Height

One To Two Years