Plant tulip bulbs from October to mid-December, once the weather has cooled. Until then, store them somewhere cool, dry and safely away from mice and squirrels.
Tulip 'Swan Wings' is pristine white with each petal fringed with snowy ‘feathers’. Let your spring flower garden soar to new heights with elegant, pure white tulips. White blooms are so elegant that some of the most famous gardens are white gardens, so try a white-themed garden this year with a succession of spring blooms!
White is wonderful for creating contrast, so a bit of clever mixing and matching works wonders, but do remember that Tulips (and swans) are at their best when they have an entourage of their friends with them, and plant them in showy groups. PS: Stop and smell the flowers. Tulip 'Swan Wings' has a gorgeous perfume. Crispa tulips are also known as fringed Tulips.
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Choose full sun or partial shade. Improve heavy soil with organic matter and horticultural grit. For containers, use peat-free multipurpose compost with good drainage.
Plant bulbs pointed side upwards, 15–20cm deep and around 10cm apart. You can leave a little more space between them in borders.
Water once after planting to settle the soil. Border-grown tulips rarely need further watering, but containers should be kept lightly moist and never waterlogged.
Remove faded flowers, then allow the foliage to yellow and die back naturally. This helps the bulbs store energy for the following year.
- Botanical name
- Tulipa 'Swan Wings'
- Tulip group
- Fringed or Crispa (7)
- Flower colour
- White
- Bulb size
- 12/+
- Established height
- 50-70cm
- Established spread
- 10-20cm
- Growing skill
- Easy to grow
- Habit
- Upright
- Hardiness
- Fully hardy
- Leaf colour
- Green
- Mouse resistant
- No
- Plant spacing
- 60 bulbs per m2
- Pollinator friendly
- No
- Position
- Sheltered
- Rabbit resistant
- No
- Scented
- Yes
- Soil acidity
- Any
- Soil moisture
- Free draining
- Soil type
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Loam
Sandy
Stony
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost - Suitable for
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Pots
Large containers
Borders
Gravel gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens
Cut flower gardens - Sunlight
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Full sun
Partial shade - Toxicity
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Skin/eyes irritant
Harmful if eaten - Years to establish
- 1st year
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