Tulipa Sweet Flag

This is a delicious confection of a bloom, the silky petals of each flower ranging subtly from near-white to pale lilac through to slightly deeper lavender. Sweet Flag is an elegant, goblet-shaped tulip, with lovely grey-green foliage that sets off the pink petals to perfection. If you prefer your tulips bright and bold, have a look at some of the other tulips in our range.

Pick n mix your companions

In beds and borders, combine it with with similar tones – so tulips in deeper purples and whites work well as companions. With Sweet Flag, though, the cream and amethyst flowers of Tulip Atlantis are dreamy, while the more saturated pink of Purple Flag tones seamlessly. Or create a sea of pastels, planting drifts of Sweet Flag with cream and lemon Budlight, for example. For impact, try it with deep berry-coloured Black Parrot; its exotic ruffled petals provide a dramatic contrast to Sweet Flag's demure demeanour. But let's not forget wallflowers, the tulip's tried-and-tested companion (there's no suck-it-and-see with this delightful pairing) – White Dame, with its scented creamy-white blooms, will create a frothy, fragrant backdrop against which Sweet Flag will fly high. Its long stems make Sweet Flag the ideal contender for pots and borders, but also for cutting and bringing indoors.

Features

Colour: blush pink to pale lilac
Height: 45-50cm
Scent: none
Flowering: April
Bulb size: 10-11 cm
Foliage: grey-green
Planting depth: 3 times the height of the bulb
Planting months: October - November
Type: Triumph

So will my Triumph tulips come out top?

Triumphs, or mid-season tulips, are a cross between Darwin and Single Early Tulips. They're strong and neat, so a wise choice if your garden's in a windy, or particularly rainy spot. Their satin flowers start off that classic tulip goblet, opening to a pleasing egg shape. They come into flower in mid-April, just as daffodils are fading, so they'll provide you with a continuous colour roll from daffs to tulips, then on to all those wonderful late-spring-flowering shrubs such as choisyas, ceanothus and lilacs. Sweet Flag, then: both a Triumph and a joy.

Sweet Flag tulips are best grown in borders and containers. They like richer soils with good drainage.

Give tulips room when planting - we recommend 6-8cm between bulbs. Plant at least three times deeper than the bulb is tall. The pointy end is the top!

If you want to keep them flowering the following year, plant them DEEP (20cm is fine) and deadhead as soon as the flowers fade. Many varieties multiply happily in the ground, but if in doubt, lift them when the foliage has withered. Dry them in a dark, dry, cool place, remove any dried soil and store (in the dark at a low room temperature) in a tray or net, after removing any diseased or damaged bulbs. Replant the following October/November.

A high potash fertiliser during the growing season improves performance the next year. Lift and divide clumps of tulips if flowering is poor.

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Misc	Wildlife Value
Area	Frost Pockets, Scotland & The North
Colour	Lilac
Flowering	Apr

	NUMBER OF PACKS
SIZES	1	2-9	10+
Pack of 25	Out of Stock £7.19	Out of Stock £5.60	Out of Stock £5.15

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Tulipa Sweet Flag

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So will my Triumph tulips come out top?