Peppermint Stick Tulip

🌷 Tulip 'Peppermint Stick' (6 bulbs) – A delicious and natural botanical! ✨Offered by Van Noort

Add a touch of natural charm to your landscaping with the 'Peppermint Stick' tulip , a botanical tulip (Tulipa clusiana) recognizable by its slender, elongated shape and white petals edged with raspberry pink . It opens wide in the sun, forming a delicate star, offering a light, elegant and spontaneous effect .

Very hardy, it flowers from the beginning of spring , naturalizes easily, and requires very little maintenance. Perfect for rockeries , informal borders , prairie-style gardens or country pots , it returns faithfully year after year.

🌱 Variety characteristics

📏 Height: 15 to 25 cm (6" to 10")
☀️ Exposure: Full sun
🌡 Hardiness: Zone 3 and above
🦌 Deer Resistance: Medium
💧 Water requirements: Low (tolerates dry soils well)
📍 Ideal soil: Light, sandy, well-drained
📦 Quantity: 6 bulbs

🌿 Planting and growing the 'Peppermint Stick' Tulip

🔹 When to plant?
🗓️ Period: From September to October, before the first frosts.

🔹 Where to plant it?
✔️ In open ground: Ideal for rockeries , natural borders , sunny spots , or meadow-type gardens .
✔️ In a pot: Perfect in small decorative containers , rustic planters , or terracotta tubs .

🔹 How to plant?
1️⃣ Depth: 8 to 10 cm
2️⃣ Spacing: 8 to 10 cm
3️⃣ Watering: Light after planting, then minimal in spring.

💡 Tip: Let its foliage dry naturally to allow the bulb to regenerate and multiply over the years.

🌿 Care of the 'Peppermint Stick' Tulip

💦 Watering: Very low, perfect for dry and well-drained locations
🌱 Fertilizer: Not necessary in well-balanced soil – a little compost in spring is enough
✂️ Size: No maintenance, let it live like a real botanical
❄️ Wintering: No care required, ultra hardy

💡 Why choose the 'Peppermint Stick' Tulip?

✅ Fine and elegant botanical tulip , two-tone pink and white
✅ Early flowering , unique star shape in the sun
✅ Ideal for rockeries , natural pots , light borders
✅ Very hardy, zero maintenance , naturalizes easily

✨ Add a touch of natural poetry to your garden with the 'Peppermint Stick' Tulip , offered by Van Noort! ✨

🌿 Pair it with grape hyacinths, crocuses or other clusianas for a delicate, rustic and lively spring ! 😊