Flowers · Bulbs
Queen of Night tulip
Tulipa 'Queen of Night'
A single late tulip with deep maroon, almost black, cups. It is one of the last tulips to flower and looks strongest against pale foliage.
Growing conditions
Soilchalk, loam, sand
Moisturewell-drained
pHneutral, alkaline
Position
SunFull sun
Aspecteast, south, west
Exposuresheltered
HardinessH6
Size
Time to maturityFlowers the first spring after planting
Max height0.5–0.6 m
Max spread0.1–0.2 m
In the garden
Treat it as a spring display bulb: plant deeply in autumn and do not expect every bulb to return with the same strength the next year.
Squirrels dig newly planted bulbs. Tulip fire can mark leaves in a wet spring.
Colour and scent
A mark in a season means the plant is doing that for at least part of it.
| Season | Foliage | Flower | Scent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | Leaves | maroon | — |
| Summer | — | — | — |
| Autumn | — | — | — |
| Winter | — | — | — |
- JanDormant
- FebDormant
- MarFoliage
- AprFoliage
- Maymaroon
- JunDormant
- JulDormant
- AugDormant
- SepDormant
- OctDormant
- NovDormant
- DecDormant
Jobs
These dates suit a mild southern garden. A northern or Scottish plan shifts spring and autumn jobs by a fortnight.
1 November
Plant bulbs
Plant Queen of Night about 15 cm deep once the soil has cooled.
20 May
Deadhead
Remove spent maroon cups and leave the foliage to feed the bulb.