{"id":26344,"date":"2023-09-13T14:57:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T12:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/369f34c2-5cd8-44c9-8bd6-213f84de87ca"},"modified":"2023-09-13T15:34:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T13:34:54","slug":"which-perennial-tulips-should-you-grow-for-a-sustainable-border","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/rss_feed\/which-perennial-tulips-should-you-grow-for-a-sustainable-border\/","title":{"rendered":"Which perennial tulips should you grow for a sustainable border?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many tulips only flower reliably for one season, but there are many different types that are reliably perennial. We asked bulb growing experts and head gardeners for their recommendations. <\/p>

By Veronica Peerless\n <\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 13 September 2023 at 12:57 PM<\/p>

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Tulips<\/a> are a must for spring colour, but hybrids – the tall, showy types that give the best display – have been bred to perform well for just one year, which means that they are often discarded once they have flowered. However some tulip types are reliably perennial, and others will return year after year if grown in ideal conditions. <\/p>

Read our expert tulip Grow Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>

\u2018Botanical\u2019 tulips, which include species tulips<\/a>, Tulipa kaufmannia<\/em> and its hybrids, Tulipa greigii<\/em>, Tulipa tarda<\/em>, Tulipa turkestanica<\/em> and Tulipa praestans<\/em>, are naturally perennial. However they are generally short in stature with small flowers and need very good drainage, so work best in raised beds, gravel gardens or rockeries.<\/p>

Tulipa ‘Spring Green’ \u00a9 Rachel Warne<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Viridiflora tulips have chlorophyll in their flowers, and are tinged with green. As the flower also photosynthesises, the bulb has extra reserves of energy, so is more likely to bloom year after year. Viridiflora tulips include Tulipa <\/em>\u2018Spring Green\u2019, \u2018Groenland\u2019 and \u2018Artist\u2019, and the new \u2018Orange Marmalade\u2019.<\/p>

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