The Madalyn tulip will surprise you when it opens its long, narrow, pointed petals. Their stylish pink colour is accentuated by the greenish perianth base on a white background. The smoothly fading in colours of this tulip, enclosed in the unusual form are the features behind the huge success of this variety. This lily-flowered tulip grows up to 50 cm tall. Its unique flowers develop end of April / beginning of May. The Madalyn tulip is an indispensable component of mixed borders when planted in small groupings. It will successfully brighten up garden corners and ornamental planters and pots. The lily-flowered tulips are considered the sturdiest cut flowers. Bouquets composed of the flowers with elegantly arched petals delight with an undeniable charm.
Tulips do not belong to flowering plants that require any special growing conditions. You only need to learn and follow some basic rules in order to enjoy the flowering plants. The plants in question are rather undemanding in regard to the soil, provided it is not to moist and not to loamy. Tulips prefer soft, fertile, properly cultivated and fertilized soils. The compost proves to be the most effective tulip food, as the plants will pay you back for it with large flowers. Should a site not meet tulip expectations, you may try to improve the soil. Loosen heavy soils with an admixture of sand and enhance the sandy ones with humus and compost. Tulips require sunlight, but a few hours of shade per day will not hurt them. The water requirements of tulips are considered moderate. Do not let the soil, in which they grow, dry out though. Start fertilizing tulips when their shoots reach a height of about 5 cm. This moment usually falls on March. Apply nitrogen-rich agents, because plants will use this element as a building block.

Tulip bulbs must be planted in autumn only, when the soil temperature drops to 10 to 12°C. Make sure during planting that the planting depth equals two times the height of a bulb - usually it is from 8 to 15 cm. Pour some sand, then compost and high quality soil into the hole before putting the bulb in. Place the bulb tip up, cover with soil, press it gently and water. We recommend to spread some mulch over the planting site before the winter. It will protect the bulbs from the frost and limit weed development and drying of the soil. This treatment is not absolutely necessary, yet highly recommended. Tulips may grow 3 to 4 years on the same site. After that time we recommend to dig the bulbs out, divide them and transfer to another place. This cultivation method ensures that the vigorous healthy plants will bloom exuberantly.

Each package contains 5 bulbs of the tulip Madalyn. The basic plant facts and growing instructions are printed on the packaging label.

• Variety: Madalyn
• Use: ornamental - garden, pots, cut flower
• Flower colour: pink-white-green
• Vegetation form: perennial
• Flower type: lily-shaped
• Site: sunny or partial shade; soft, fertile, properly cultivated and fertilized soil
• Bulbs: 5
• Height: 50 cm
• Flowering period: April - May
• Planting period: autumn
• Planting depth (cm): 8 - 15 cm
• Wintering in the ground?: yes