Tulipa 'Alison Bradley'
double early tulip bulbs
This bulb dies back after flowering each year and enters a period of rest ahead of regrowth the following season.
- Position: full sun
- Soil: moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: April
- Hardiness: fully hardy
- Bulb size:
In a captivating display of rich deep purplish-red, this remarkable tulip, known for its peony-shaped flowers, makes a stunning statement. Blooming from the second week of April, this sumptuous tulip proves versatile, gracing pots, borders, and vases with its radiant presence well before the middle of spring. Exhibiting reddish-purple flowers, ‘Alison Bradley’ is an ideal choice for the front of borders, large pots, and containers, offering weeks of garden colour and an extended vase life if chosen for indoor arrangements. The vigorous bulbs have the potential to produce three or more of these captivating double flowers on robust stems.
In November plant bulbs 15-20cm deep and 10-15cm apart in fertile, well-drained soil. Alternatively, allow 60 bulbs per m². After flowering deadhead and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser each week for the first month. Once the foliage has died down naturally lift the bulbs and store in a cool greenhouse.
- Humans: Harmful if eaten; skin allergen; Pets: Ornamental bulbs - not to be eaten