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tulip 'Little Beauty'

Tulipa 'Little Beauty' (15)

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Tulipa
Family: Liliaceae

About this plant

'Little Beauty' is a dwarf tulip, to 12cm high, with green, strap-like foliage and single flowers in spring. Flowers have an unusual colour banding along the tepals; dark purple centres fade to light purple edged with a thin band of light pink with the majority of the top petal being crimson-red

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0-0.1 Metre

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingSouth FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Plant 10 to 15cm deep in fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil. Protect from excessive wet and shelter from strong winds. See tulip cultivation for further advice

Pruning

Deadhead after flowering

Propagation

Propagate by lifting and separating offsets; see bulb propagation

Pests

Can be damaged by slugs, aphids and stem and bulb eelworm; squirrels and mice may eat the bulbs

Diseases

May be subject to tulip fire, tulip viruses and tulip grey bulb rot, bulbs in storage may be affected by blue mould

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround CoverPatio ContainerWall Side Borders

Planting Places

OutdoorConservatorySubmerged Aquatic

Season of Interest

Spring

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0-0.1 Metre

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Two To Five Years