🌷 Tulip 'Dasystemon Tarda' (6 bulbs) – Wild star and golden glow ✨ Submitted by Van Noort
Discover the botanical tulip 'Dasystemon Tarda' , a small wild marvel with a discreet but striking charm. 🌞
Native to the rocky areas of Central Asia, this ultra-early flowering variety lights up the garden from the beginning of spring with its bright yellow star-shaped flowers, edged in brilliant white .
Its small natural bouquets , composed of several flowers per stem, create a dense, luminous and very lively effect in rockeries , low borders , or even at the foot of shrubs .
Very hardy, it naturalizes easily , returning faithfully each year without maintenance, to the great delight of enthusiasts of ecological gardening , country style or natural landscaping .
🌱 Variety characteristics
📏 Height : 10 to 15 cm (4" to 6")
☀️ Exposure : Full sun or light partial shade
🌡 Hardiness : Zone 2 and above
🦌 Deer resistance : Good
💧 Water requirements : Very low (well-drained soil)
📍 Ideal soil : Dry, poor to moderately rich, well-drained
📦 Quantity : 6 bulbs
🌷 Planting and growing the Tulip 'Dasystemon Tarda'
🔹 When to plant?
🗓️ Period: From September to October, before the first frosts.
🔹 Where to plant it?
✔️ In open ground: Ideal for sunny rockeries , low borders , alpine gardens or naturalized corners .
✔️ In a pot: Superb in a shallow container, combined with other miniature bulbs .
🔹 How to plant?
1️⃣ Depth : 7 to 10 cm
2️⃣ Spacing : 5 to 8 cm
3️⃣ Watering : Light after planting, then very little water.
💡 Gardening tip : Combine it with squills , crocuses or muscari for bright and natural early flowering .
🌿 Care of the Tulip 'Dasystemon Tarda'
💦 Watering : No need after flowering, likes dry conditions
🌱 Fertilizer : No need in poor soil
✂️ Pruning : Allow the foliage to fade naturally
❄️ Wintering : No care required, ultra hardy
💡 Why choose the Tulip 'Dasystemon Tarda'?
✅ Botanical tulip with yellow and white star-shaped flowers
✅ Very early flowering, ideal for dry and natural corners
✅ Perfect for rock gardens, low borders and naturalization
✅ Very rustic, easy and faithful to the garden
✨ Bring a touch of bright, wild nature to your spring with the botanical tulip 'Dasystemon Tarda', offered by Van Noort – perfect for natural-style gardens , sunny dry corners , or low-maintenance borders . ✨
🌿 To be integrated into rockery arrangements , flower meadows or in a mixture of spring bulbs for a spontaneous and lively effect 😍
