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Tulip "Uncle Tom"

• Bulb circumference 10 - 11 cm
• Double flowering type Peony style
• Grows up to 45 cm in height
• Flowers Mid April onwards

Tulip "Uncle Tom" offers a magnificent floral display of rich deep velvet red blooms from mid April, offering a Peony style flower with double petals adding volume compared to their single variety relations. Uncle Tom stands tall on stems upto 45 cm and come supplies as top size bulbs 10-11 cm in circumference and are popular ornamental plants for gardens, flower beds, and as cut flowers.

Flowering in the early to mid spring, they emerge above ground as a green shoot from the underground bulb and become dormant in the summer once the flowers and leaves die back.

Plant the bulbs in garden soil or in a flowerpot with a rich humus material such as our Miracle Gro peat free compost and may benefit from a layer of horticultural grit directly beneath the bulbs to prevent water logging. Bulbs in pots are less resistant to frost.

Supplied as 10/11cm (circumference) bulbs ready to be planted straight away to ensure they have a good head start before winter takes hold. Strong root development is the key to performance of next year's flowers, early planting will ensure your beds and borders are the talk of the street making your neighbours green or deep velvet with envy!

Please note, natural products can vary and colours may differ slightly to those stated and shown in the product descriptions and images. Our suppliers work tirelessly to bring us the best quality Dutch bulbs with plant passports, we are able to offer genuine affordable prices by offering bulk buy savings direct to you.

Tulips are technically perennial, but years of breeding to get the most beautiful blooms means that many varieties only flower reliably for one year. Many gardeners plant new bulbs each autumn to ensure a good display.

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How to grow me

Tulips prefer a site with full or afternoon sun. White and lighter colour varieties are happy in part shade and help brighten up these spaces. Soil must be well-draining, neutral to slightly acidic, fertile, and dry or sandy. All tulips dislike areas with excessive moisture. Tall varieties should be sheltered from strong winds. Dig a trench/hole 20 cm deep, measuring from the base of the bulb and space the bulbs 10 - 15 cm apart. For best results tulips should be planted in October to early December to give the bulbs time to settle in and create new roots before the soil turns too cold.

Tulips are technically perennial, but years of breeding to get the most beautiful blooms means that many varieties only flower reliably for one year. Many gardeners plant new bulbs each autumn to ensure a good display. This years flowering bulbs may flower again next year, in order to promote this the following should be done.

• Remove the flower head once this have gone over, by cutting off the Pistil ( the green centre of the flower that's left after the petals have fallen off). This will ( if left to grow) produce seeds which will take energy away from the bulb as the rest of the leaves and stem die back.
• Once the stem and leaves have gone brown pull the bulbs up and dry them out, trimming the bulb of any roots etc and store in a cool dry place until September for replanting.
• Separate the smaller bulbs that will have sprouted from the parent bulb, you can try growing these on in a pot perhaps but they probably only produce small leaves and will not flower for a couple of years if they are strong enough to develop.

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Delivery Information

Bulbs will be shipped when the new season crop comes into stock, in time for the autumn/ winter planting season.

We deliver via Evri small parcel service and dispatch the following working day your order is received. Deliveries usually take 2-3 days to arrive after dispatch.

Bulbs are a perishable product and should be planted up as soon as they are received to ensure they remain in the best quality. Bulbs not being planted straight away should be stored in a cool, well ventilated location and not in plastic bags. Damage can occur to bulbs that are stored incorrectly for protracted lengths of time, and we accept no liability where damage (mould, decay etc) is seen that has not been reported to us immediately upon receipt.

Bulbs are dispatched in separate paper bags labelled with the variety and quantity, allowing you to plan you planting scheme with ease. [endtab]