
Tulipa 'Van Eijk' - 5 bulbs
- Scientific:
- Tulipa Van Eijk
- Bulbs/Pack:
- 5 bulbs
- Planting Time:
- Fall
- Shipping Period:
- Fall
- Bloom Period:
- Mid-Spring
- Bloom Size:
- Up to 5'' diameter when open
- Zones:
- 3-9
- Color:
- Dark Pink to Red
- Planting Depth:
- 2-3 times the size of the bulb
- Soil:
- Any, amend clay soil
- Fragrance:
- None
- Light:
- Full Sun
- Height:
- 22-25''
- Wildlife:
- Not Resistant
- Reliability:
- Single year bloom
Description
Provides a lovely, single- year bloom (not perennial).
Pre-chilled bulbs!
Tulips are recognized the world over for their beauty and bright colors welcoming the spring after a long winter. There is absolutely a place in your garden for the larger hybrid tulips, like the 'Van Eijk', but you need to plan on treating those as annuals and plant them every year. The value of tulips in your garden is immeasurable!
History: Most people think of Holland when they think of tulips, and Holland is the largest producer of tulips. But did you know that tulips originally came from the mountains near Afghanistan and Kazakhstan? The tulip then moved toward modern day Turkey where it received its name "tulipan" which means turban. There is some disagreement over the origin of the name. The name is either because the shape of the flower looks like a turban or because sultans would stick a tulip in their turban to show their power and wealth. A very powerful sultan in Turkey would give his guests gifts of tulips. That is how around the late 1500s the tulip made it to Holland. Tulip bulbs were used in place of money and stolen out of gardens. In Holland in the 1630s, a handful of tulip bulbs was worth about $44,000 according to the Old Farmer's Almanac, and a single tulip bulb could buy an entire canalhouse in Amsterdam.
Fun facts: Tulips generally symbolize deep and perfect love. Striped tulips were greatly prized for centuries. Though not known until 1931, striped tulips were originally caused by a virus that was spread by aphids. If you ever wanted to travel to Holland, try to arrange your trip for April or May when the Keukenhof gardens, the largest tulip garden in the world, has more than 7 million tulips in bloom. Tulip bulbs have been eaten during times of famine. During the particularly harsh winter of 1944-45 in the Netherlands during WWII, the government published recipes on how to make tulip soup and tulip flour for bread. Though we don't recommend it, even actress Audrey Hepburn ate tulips with her family during this time in the Netherlands.
What to expect: 'Van Eijk' tulips bloom in late March in the more southern zones and April farther north. It has a bold impact on the landscape shouting spring. The dark pink-to-red blooms are a bright and happy welcome to the garden. They add "Pop!" to your garden and make a terrific border or stand-alone display.
Care and planting: Plant them and enjoy them. They prefer full sun but will do well with a little spring shade. Plant the bulbs about 5-8 inches deep and about 4-6 inches apart. Then dig them up when they are done performing. If you are going to plant it immediately, the 'Van Eijk' tulip does not need to be stored in the fridge. Just go ahead and plant it. However, if you are going to wait a few days or even a couple of weeks, then keep the bulbs in the fridge. Mix in with herbs and other low growing perennials and winter annuals for a nice contrast of color and texture in the garden. The coral pink outside and the deeper red inside look amazing with yellow daffodils or lilacs.
The picture above is not 'Van Eijk' tulips but are very similar to them as these are also large hybrid pink tulips. We wanted to show you some ways that we use large hybrid tulips as annuals.
Sunlight: Plant the tulips in full sun. Tulips are heliotropic which means that the blooms bend, move, arc and twist themselves throughout the day in order to be in the best position to receive light. They reach for it. They even do this once you have cut them and bring them into the house. That is why you may want to consider moving the vase around the house throughout the day. Tulips are also photonastic which means that the blooms close up at night and reopen during the day.
Blooms will last well for two to three weeks, but an unusually hot spring will make the blooms droop.
For more information on tulips in the South and what you can do to help them survive, please visit our general Tulip information blog post at Bulb Hunter.
Shipping & Returns
Returns Policy
You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).
You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).
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Shipping
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