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Tulipa linifolia (Batalinii Group) 'Red Hunter'
single tulip bulbs (Batalinii Group)
- 10 × bulbs
- £7.99
- available to order from autumn 2024
- 30 × bulbs
- £22.00 £23.97
- available to order from autumn 2024
Delivery options
- Bulbs (only) £4.95
- Position: full sun
- Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: early April
- Hardiness: fully hardy
- Bulb size: 6+
‘Red Hunter’ was selected by the Royal Horticultural Society to mark its bicentenary and with its reliable ability to return each year, we can see why. Excellent for providing impact at the front of a border, on a rockery, or planted en masse in patio pots, the scarlet red flowers are held on short stems, each with a central black blotch, and provide a splash of long-lasting colour from mid-spring onwards. Surrounded by attractive, upright, narrow, grey-green foliage, this is one of the very best red tulips available and carries the prestigious Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.
The image above shows ‘Red Hunter’ blooming amongst blue ‘Grape Hyacinths’ (Muscari armeniacum). - Garden care: In September to December plant bulbs 15-20cm deep and 10-15cm apart in fertile, well-drained soil. Alternatively, allow 7-9 bulbs per 30cm sq. 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
