Tulipa 'Queen of Night' Tweet

Genus: Tulipa

Common Name: Tulip 'Queen of the Night'

Latin Name: Tulipa 'Queen of Night'

Variety: 'Queen of Night'

Family Name: Liliaceae

Plant Description:

Very deep purple/maroon flowers, almost black. Very useful as a contrast to hot colours particularly red and yellow tulips. The colour can be enhanced by planting them in front of silver foliage plants such as Cynara. As a taller specimen it is useful at the back of the border. Caution. Harmful if eaten / may cause skin allergy.

Latin Name Explanation:

From the Turkish 'Talban' meaning turban. Originally used as a descriptive term.

Preferred Aspect: Sun (partial shade)

Height: 60cm

Spread: 15cm

Form: Herbaceous

Hardiness: Fully Frost Hardy - withstand temperature down to -15C

Grown Height: 60cm

Grown Spread: 15cm

Leaf Type: Herbaceous

Likes Soil Type:

Any reasonably fertile soil
Chalky
Chalky Loam
Clay Loam
Container Compost
Loam
Sandy
Sandy Loam
Silty

Does not thrive in Soil Type:

Hardiness: Fully Frost Hardy - withstand temperature down to -15C

Preferred Aspect: Sun (partial shade)

Primary Flower Colour: Black

Primary Foliage Colour: Grey Green

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Likes PH: Slightly Acid - Neutral - Slightly Alkaline

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Moisture Level: Moist well drained soil

Growth Rate: Grows and dies back in the same year (herbaceous)

After Care Required: Water Well After Planting


Work Involved: Easy to Grow

Fragrance: Not Scented

Suitable for Small Garden:

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Specific Planting:

Plant dormant bulbs into very free draining gritty compost in the autumn and keep in an alpine house or cold greenhouse. Water the bulbs to keep the compost moist but not waterlogged. Control mice that might otherwise eat the bulbs. Plant bulbs 15cm below soil surface with the growing tip facing upwards. The best position is in full sun, but they will also tolerate light shade. Scatter bulbs randomly before planting and plant them where they fall to produce a natural effect. Or 10cm-20cm apart. You should plant your tulips from late September, October, November and even into December. Leaving planting until later helps protect against tulip fire disease. They will flower in April and May depending on where you live. In warmer climates they can flower as early as March. If you have very damp soil, some gardeners suggest that you delay planting until November and to put gravel in the bottom of the hole to aid drainage.

Specific Care:

Once the flower has finished and the petals have dropped, dead head flower stalks leaving the leaves to die back naturally. In wet soils, you should lift tulip bulbs after flowering. This will reduce the risk of the bulbs rotting. Let the leaves die back before lifting, let them dry, then store in a cool, dry frost-free place. Replant the bulbs in November. It might be an idea to put grit in the bottom of the hole to aid drainage. If the plants become diseased, avoid planting bulbs in the same place, as they are likely to get infected as well.

Specific Feeding:

When planting you can add a slow release fertiliser such as bonemeal to the soil. Feed tulips when they are in flower, using a liquid feed such as Maxicrop. In a fertile soil they require no feeding.

Propagation

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Tulipa bakeri 'Lilac Wonder' Tulipa batalinii 'Bright Gem' Tulipa biflora Tulipa clusiana Cynthia Tulipa clusiana Honky Tonk Tulipa clusiana Lady Jane Tulipa clusiana Tinka Tulipa clusiana var. chrysantha Tulipa cretica Tulipa dasystemon (the 1 species)

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