🌷 Tulip 'Québec' (6 bulbs) – A floral tribute to local beauty ✨ Proposed by Van Noort
The 'Québec' tulip is a multiflora botanical variety , perfect for celebrating spring with simplicity and elegance. Each stem produces 3 to 5 flowers with soft pink petals edged with cream , forming small, bright clusters from the first days of April. 'Québec' tulip for rock gardens, natural borders or rustic pots , it is compact, floriferous, very early, and perfectly adapted to Quebec conditions. It naturalizes easily , returns faithfully each year, and requires very little maintenance. A local, authentic, and charming variety 🌸
🌱 Characteristics of the 'Quebec' tulip
📏 Height : 20 to 25 cm (8" to 10")
☀️ Exposure : Full sun to partial shade
🌡 Hardiness : Zone 3 and above
🦌 Deer Resistance : Medium
💧 Water requirements : Low (tolerates dry periods well)
📍 Ideal soil : Light, sandy, well-drained
📦 Quantity : 6 bulbs
🌿 Planting and growing the 'Québec' tulip
🔹 When to plant?
🗓️ From September to October, before the first frosts
🔹 in open ground:
✔️ Ideal for rockeries, natural borders, flower slopes or maintenance-free gardens
✔️ Combine with grape hyacinths, crocuses, scilla or snowdrops
🔹 in a pot:
✔️ Perfect for small planters, balconies, rustic patios
✔️ Plant closely together for a mini-flower carpet effect
🔹 How to plant?
1️⃣ Depth : 10 to 12 cm
2️⃣ Spacing : 8 to 10 cm
3️⃣ Watering : Light after planting, moderate in spring
💡 Tip : Let the foliage decompose naturally to nourish the bulbs and encourage their return each year.
🌿 Caring for the 'Québec' tulip
💦 Watering : Minimal, ideal for dry areas
🌱 Fertilizer : Light compost in spring if the soil is poor
✂️ Size : No maintenance required, leave the foliage in place
❄️ Wintering : No care required, very hardy
💡 Why choose the 'Quebec' tulip?
✅ Flowering : Multiflora botanical, pink edged with cream
✅ Use : Perfect for rockery, rustic pot, naturalized garden
✅ Flowering : Very early, from the beginning of spring
✅ Maintenance : Zero worries, perfect for cold climates
✨ Bring a touch of local charm and naturalness to your garden with the 'Québec' tulip , offered by Van Noort. A discreet and faithful flower, just the way we like them here! ✨
🌿 Associations : Muscaris, crocuses, scilla, snowdrops or miniature daffodils for a lively, gentle and local spring. 😊