Silk Road Tulip

🌷 Tulip 'Silk Road' (6 bulbs) – A refined floral stopover ✨ Offered by Van Noort

Embark on a journey to the heart of refinement with the 'Silk Road' tulip , an exceptional late double variety , with soft pink flowers delicately edged in silky white . Like a precious textile , its petals evoke the elegance and exoticism of the Orient , in a subtle and feminine palette. 🧵🌸
It blooms at the end of the season , adding a romantic and luxurious touch to pastel beds , poetic borders or sophisticated bouquets .
Easy to grow, very floriferous and perfectly hardy, it adapts equally well to the ground as to a pot , and will appeal to all lovers of soft, elegant and harmonious gardens .

🌱 Variety characteristics

📏 Height : 40 to 50 cm (16" to 20")
☀️ Exposure : Full sun
🌡 Hardiness : Zone 3 and above
🦌 Deer Resistance : Medium
💧 Water requirements : Low to moderate (well-drained soil)
📍 Ideal soil : Light, humus-rich, well-drained
📦 Quantity : 6 bulbs

🌷 Planting and growing the 'Silk Road' Tulip

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

🔹 Where to plant it?
✔️ In open ground: Ideal for pastel beds , romantic flowerbeds or elegant gardens .
✔️ In a pot: Superb in decorative containers , on spring balconies or refined terraces .

🔹 How to plant?
1️⃣ Depth : 15 cm
2️⃣ Spacing : 10 to 12 cm
3️⃣ Watering : Light after planting, then moderate during flowering

💡 Gardener's tip : Pair it with white tulips , cream daffodils or pastel anemones for a soft, harmonious and ultra-elegant floral arrangement .

🌿 Care of the 'Silk Road' Tulip

💦 Watering : Moderate, without excess
🌱 Fertilizer : Add a bulb fertilizer in the fall to encourage beautiful flowering
✂️ Pruning : Remove foliage only once it has completely yellowed.
❄️ Wintering : No care required, very hardy bulbs

💡 Why choose the 'Silk Road' Tulip?

✅ Soft pink double flower edged in white, with a silky and refined finish
✅ Perfect for romantic flowerbeds , elegant pots and bouquets
✅ Late flowering, ideal for extending spring in beauty
✅ Hardy, floriferous and easy to grow

✨ Give your garden a touch of exoticism, poetry and tenderness with the tulip 'Silk Road' , proposed by Van Noort — perfect for lovers of sophisticated, subtle and unforgettable blooms . ✨

🌿 Pair with pastel or white flowers for a soft, elegant and delicately oriental atmosphere 😊