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A Spectacular Spring Border Idea with Double Early Tulips & Muscari

Spring Borders, Bulb Combinations, Perennial Combinations

Spring Borders, Bulb Combinations, Perennial Combinations, Tulip Orca, Tulipa Orca,Tulip Willem van Oranje, Tulipa Willem van Oranje, Tulip Royal Acres, Tulipa Royal Acres, Muscari Armeniacum

Awake your sleepy garden in early-mid spring with this gorgeous bulb combination! Fairly easy to replicate, even for the beginner gardener, long-lived and low care, this spectacular and fragrant border includes the festive colors of two fabulous Double Early Tulips, elegantly floating atop a blue sea of Muscari armeniacum (Grape Hyacinth). What a gorgeous way of celebrating the return of Spring!

A planting idea that is ideal for beds and borders, edging or containers. Enjoy!

Garden Information

Hardiness 4 - 8
Heat Zones 1 - 8
Climate Zones 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Early, Mid)
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Average
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Showy
Landscaping Ideas Beds And Borders, Edging, Patio And Containers
Garden Styles Informal and Cottage

Plants In This Garden

Tulip Royal Acres, Tulipa Royal Acres, Tulipe Royal Acres, Purple Tulips, Double Early tulips, Tulipes Double Hatives, Spring Bulbs, Spring Flowers

Tulipa 'Royal Acres' (Double Early Tulip)

Tulip ‘Royal Acres’ is a very showy Double Early Tulip! Fragrant, it generously displays bowl-shaped blossoms, richly packed with double rows of ruffled, royal purple petals with a touch of silver frost.

Hardiness 3 - 8
Exposure Full Sun
Seasons Spring (Early, Mid)
Height 10" - 1' (25cm - 30cm)
Spread 3" - 4" (8cm - 10cm)
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil Ph Acid, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Showy
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Muscari Armeniacum, Grape Hyacinth, Bulbs Design, Spring Bulbs, Summer Bulbs, Fall Fulbs, Landscaping Design, Garden Ideas AGM Award

Muscari armeniacum (Grape Hyacinth)

Winter hardy and wonderfully easy to grow, Grape Hyacinth (Muscari) is a spring-flowering bulb no garden should be without. Its blue, purple, or white grape-like blooms shine in mid to late spring, naturalizing gently among perennials while attracting bees and resisting deer and rabbits.

Hardiness 4 - 8
Exposure Full Sun, Partial Sun
Seasons Spring (Mid, Late)
Height 6" - 8" (15cm - 20cm)
Spread 1" - 2" (3cm - 5cm)
Soil Type Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Ph Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Tolerance Deer, Rabbit
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Tulipa 'Willem van Oranje', Tulip 'Willem van Oranje', Double Early Tulip ''Willem van Oranje', Double Early Tulips, Orange Tulip, Tulip Bulbs, Tulips, Tulip, Tulip Popular, Spring Bulbs, Spring Flowers

Tulipa 'Willem van Oranje' (Double Early Tulip)

The showy and flamboyant tangerine color of Tulip ‘Willem van Oranje’ will make a statement in your garden in early to mid-spring!

Hardiness 3 - 8
Exposure Full Sun
Seasons Spring (Early, Mid)
Height 1" - 1' (3cm - 30cm)
Spread 4" (10cm)
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil Ph Acid, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Showy
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Alternative Plants to Consider

Tulipa ‘Orange Angelique’ (Double Late Tulip)
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Tulipa ‘Orca’ (Double Early Tulip)
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Muscari (Grape Hyacinth)
Muscari, Grape Hyacinth, Spring Bulbs, Spring Flowers, mid spring bulb, blue spring flower, Muscari Armeniacum, Muscari Latifolium, Muscari Azureum, Muscari Botryoides
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Double late tulips, Double Late Tulips, Spring Bulbs, Spring Flowers, Peony-flowered tulips, tulip Angelique, Tulip Upstar, Tulip Mount Tacoma, Tulip Wirosa, Tulip Miranda, Bulbs Design, Spring Bulbs, Fall Bulbs, Landscaping Design
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While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.

Garden Information

Hardiness 4 - 8
Heat Zones 1 - 8
Climate Zones 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Early, Mid)
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Average
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Showy
Landscaping Ideas Beds And Borders, Edging, Patio And Containers
Garden Styles Informal and Cottage
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