Tulipa 'Menton' Bulbs

Introduce elegant height and soft colour to your spring garden. The Tulipa 'Menton' is a stately Darwin Hybrid tulip known for its impressive stature and beautiful, complex colouring.

Key Features

• Impressive Height: This very tall tulip reaches up to 73cm, making it perfect for the back of a border.
• Subtle Colouring: The flowers have a gentle, painterly quality. Outer petals are a soft pink, paling to margins with a thin line of orange-yellow.
• Striking Interior: Inside, you find a banded effect of white and yellow in the centre, with green and red above, and orange at the apex.
• Garden Performance: It produces strong, evenly-shaped flowers on sturdy stems with smooth, grey-green foliage.

Planting and Care

• Also Known As: This tulip is sometimes listed as a Darwin Hybrid Tulip.
• Planting Time: Plant your bulbs in autumn, from October until December.
• Planting Depth: Bury bulbs pointy-end up, about 15cm deep.
• Spacing: Space bulbs 10-15cm apart.
• Location: Choose a spot with well-drained soil and full sun for the best display.

Benefits for UK Wildlife

This tulip provides an early source of pollen for bees and other pollinators when they first emerge in spring. Planting them helps support local biodiversity.

Create a stunning and wildlife-friendly spring spectacle. Order your Tulipa 'Menton' bulbs today.