Details
- Supplied As
- Bulbs
- Bulb Size
- 20/+ cm
- Flowering Height
- 90-100 cm
- Colour
- Oranges & Yellows
- Flowering Time
- April
- May
- Planting Time
- September
- October
- November
Fritillaria Imperialis Aureomarginata
M5379
Description
Fritillaria Imperialis ‘Aureomarginata’ combines bold architectural form with richly coloured spring flowers, producing stout upright stems topped with pendulous ember-orange blooms beneath a crown of lance-shaped leaves edged in creamy white. Flowering through April, the dramatic display of Fritillaria imperialis ‘Aureomarginata’ brings height, structure, and vibrant seasonal colour to borders and feature planting areas.
Best grown in rich, fertile soil with plenty of spring sunshine, this striking Crown Imperial thrives in well-drained positions where its imposing silhouette can be fully appreciated. A superb focal point for spring gardens, it returns year after year with increasing presence and character.
Care Guide
Failing to flower after the first year is due to a lack of potash fertiliser, which is necessary for spurring bloom formation for the following year’s flowering.
Plant large bulbs 15 cm deep and small bulbs 8 cm deep, in well-drained soil.
Plant bulbs on their side to prevent water getting into the hollow crown.
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Species Mix
T1023
Like a pick and mix of all your favourite sweeties, our ‘Species Tulip Mix’ is a specially chosen combination of elegant varieties to fill your garden with early colour. Comprising a careful selection of favourites, blooms will appear consecutively, overlapping in complimentary bright shades.
These animated tulips open agreeably in the daylight and tuck themselves back into a bud at night. This assortment is the perfect, no-hassle solution to creating bold flushes of flowers in containers, rockeries, borders, and lawns. Species tulips are truly perennial and happy to naturalise: given room to roam, these will spread to form sweeping drifts of radiant colour.
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Orange Emperor
T1124
Dressed in the most splendid finery of persimmon orange petals, Fosteriana ‘Orange Emperor’ appears exceptionally early in the season to provide radiant richness after a long, colourless winter. Such is the glory of this princely tulip that it has been granted an RHS Award of Garden Merit, proving itself to be consistently outstanding.
Plant in bold groupings amongst containers and borders for a magnificent, long-lasting display. In the right position, tulip Orange Emperor is perennial and will return admirably year after year. Cut a few stems to bring the warm amber tones into your home for when the weather outdoors is not so inviting.
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Purple Dream
T1765
Tulip ‘Purple Dream’ is a truly regal tulip with tall, elegant violet blooms. The opulent purple flowers are tapered and slim with pointed petals which open up as the blooms age and unfold, basking in the late spring sunshine.
Excellent for cutting thanks to strong stems which can easily withstand wind and rain. For a contemporary and vibrant late spring show, combine lily-flowering tulip 'Purple Dream' with punchy orange shades in the garden such as paeony-tulip ‘Orange Princess’ and parrot tulip ‘Amazing Parrot’.
- Delivery
Orders for Spring Flowering Bulbs will be despatched in order rotation from mid-September to late November.
We use Whistl for deliveries and our ordering process allows you to provide special instructions such as leaving in a safe place should you happen to be out when your bulbs are delivered or if you require a different delivery date.
Should you have any other order requirements other than those listed please contact us on 01622 840229 before placing an order.
Current charges per order are as below and include VAT.
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