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The tulip is a stalwart of the late-spring garden. There are hundreds to choose from, including traditional, single cup-shaped varieties, double-flowered cultivars and those with elegant, goblet-shaped flowers. Tulips grow best in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. However, they don’t always come back the following year and are therefore often best treated as annuals.
Flowers of Tulipa ‘Cairo' are a wonderful burnt orange, with a delicate fragrance. Grow them in a mixed herbaceous border with other orange-flowering plants, or use them to contrast with reds and purples.
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Tulipa ‘Cairo’ and wildlife
Tulipa ‘Cairo’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
