Tulipa 'Uncle Tom'

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.

Tulipa ‘Uncle Tom’, is a peony-flowered tulip, bearing large, heavy double flowers on thick stems. The flowers emerge a dark red but mature to purple. For best results grow Tulipa ‘Uncle Tom’ in well-drained soil in full sun. Allow foliage to fully die down after flowering.