Sweet Sixteen Tulip

🌷 Tulip 'Sweet Sixteen' (6 bulbs) – The tender elegance of spring ✨ Offered by Van Noort

Add a touch of pastel romance to your arrangements with the 'Sweet Sixteen' tulip , a late double variety with irresistible charm . Its full and generous, candy pink flowers delicately streaked with pure white , are reminiscent of the most beautiful garden peonies , and bring tenderness and refinement to spring scenes. 💗🌿
Ideal for soft beds , poetic borders or rustic bouquets , it flourishes at the end of the season , prolonging the magic of spring with elegance and freshness . Very hardy and easy to grow, it prefers full sun and well-drained soils .

🌱 Variety characteristics

📏 Height : 35 to 45 cm (14" to 18")
☀️ 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 'Sweet Sixteen' Tulip

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

🔹 Where to plant it?
✔️ In open ground: Ideal for pastel flowerbeds , elegant borders or romantic gardens .
✔️ In a pot: Superb in flower boxes , on balconies or spring 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 : Combine it with white tulips , pale pink hyacinths or cream daffodils to create a tender and perfectly harmonious floral display .

🌿 Care of the Tulip 'Sweet Sixteen'

💦 Watering : Moderate, without excess
🌱 Fertilizer : Add a bulb fertilizer in the fall to support its generous flowering.
✂️ Pruning : Wait until the foliage has completely yellowed before removing it.
❄️ Wintering : No care required, the bulbs are very hardy

💡 Why choose the 'Sweet Sixteen' Tulip?

✅ Romantic double flower, candy pink and pure white , peony effect
✅ Ideal for pastel flowerbeds , delicate borders and charming bouquets
✅ Late flowering to gently extend spring
✅ Hardy, floriferous and easy to grow

✨ Bring a tender and poetic touch to your garden with the tulip 'Sweet Sixteen' , proposed by Van Noort — perfect for pastel compositions , romantic gardens , or elegant end-of-season pots . ✨

🌿 Pair with other delicate blooms for a spring full of softness and floral harmony 😊