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Plant bulbs in autumn for spring flowers. In warmer climates lift and dry after foliage dies back to prevent rot. Dead-head but leave foliage until yellow to feed the bulb.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps to keep them in check — plant African MarigoldGood, AngelicaGood and AniseFair nearby.
Paeonia lactiflora
Thrives in the same full sun, moderate water conditions as Tulip
Tulip is usually grown from bulbs rather than seed. Plant bulbs pointed-end up at roughly two to three times their own depth.
Water: Medium · Height: 60 cm · Soil: Well-draining — bulbs rot in wet soil
