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Red Emperor Tulip


Retail: $23.00
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    Item Number: 38184
    Bulbs per Package: 25
    4.67 stars, based on 3 reviews 3 review(s).
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    Red Emperor fosteriana Tulip, also known as Madame Lefeber, is one of the first tulips to sprout in early Spring. The huge blooms and strong stems make it a popular variety that can stand up to those early Spring rainshowers. Bright red blooms will add a pop of color during the early Spring season. Plant in masses to create a sea of color or in bunches to create a bouquet effect in your landscape. Fosteriana tulips are very hardy and naturalize easily.

    Learn more about Fosteriana Tulips by clicking here to read our Bulb Blog!

    When to Plant Tulip Bulbs?

    Plant Tulips in fall when temperatures are in the 60's or lower during the day.

    Tulips require 12-16 weeks of consistently cold temperatures (50's during the day or lower) in order to produce a flower bud in spring.

    How to Plant Tulip Bulbs?

    Plant tulip bulbs in well-drained soil. Tulips do not like wet soil, if water pools in the area they are planted add compost to help improve drainage.

    Plant Tulip bulbs 6-8" deep. The pointed end of the bulb should be facing the sky.

    Place the soil that was removed from the planting hole over the Tulips. Water the bulbs in after the initial planting. Avoid watering after the planting as they prefer to be dry in winter.

    Bouquet Planting Tulips

    For a full bouquet appearance plant 5 bulbs per one 10-12" wide planting hole. The bulbs can be planted 1-2" from each other in this larger hole.

    Planting Tulips in Pots

    Tulips can be planted in pots in temperate climates that do not experience many freeze and thaw cycles. If tulips are planted in pots in above ground containers in a climate that has varying winter temperatures the pots will need to be insulated to protect the bulbs from the effects of the freezing and thawing that may occur.

    What to do when your Tulips are done blooming?

    The flower stems can be removed once the blooms have faded. Keep the leaves intact until they yellow, wither and can easily be removed from the soil. The leaves gather energy from the sun after the blooms fade to provide energy for the next seasons blooms. If possible, keep the bulbs dry during summer, as they prefer dry conditions when dormant.

    Overall Customer Rating of 3 Reviews:
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    6b

    Red Emperor

    Rating:
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    Pros:
    • Color true to website
    • Great bloom rate
    • Bloomed within a short period
    Cons:
    • None
    I ordered these very late - end of January. They arrived promptly and very healthy! None of them had any mold.

    I wasn’t expecting any blooms because I planted them in early February. But most have bloomed!! Color is true to picture , just a little shorter.

    Very happy with purchase and I look forward to ordering more varieties come this fall!!

    6b

    Nice healthy bulbs

    Rating:
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    Pros:
    • Healthy bulbs
    • Sprouts emerging
    • Great value
    Cons:
    • None
    I ordered these pretty late January, on sale. They arrived within 5 days. They were healthy, no mold on a single bulb. (I had ordered 4 varieties of tulips, 2 packages had about 5 bulbs with mold. But this package was perfect.)

    Planted them right away in containers, now it’s on Mother Nature whether they will bloom this spring or not, since they’ll have only 7 weeks before normal tulip bloom time. I’ll update in April! But they were really healthy blooms with tiny sprouts already emerging!

    Pretty Good Tulip Bulbs

    Rating:
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    Pros:
    • "Large" "Fairly Healthy"
    Cons:
    • Minor Mold
    Needed an additional early blooming tulip for our beds. Bulbs arrived large and overall healthy, but did have some mold. Needed to be cleaned with a very weak bleach solution before planting, but this is literally the only variety I had any issues with from TulipWorld and compared to issues from other suppliers the mold was extremely minimal. Fingers crossed for springtime!


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