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Bronze Charm Wildflower Tulip

Tulipa batalinii 'Bronze Charm'

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Wildflower Tulip Bronze Charm (Tulipa batalinii Bronze Charm) is a wildflower type tulip in delicate shades of peachy-apricot that lighten to a bronzy yellow as the flower opens. We love the wildflower tulips for their beautiful colors and vigorous naturalizing habit. They can be mixed with other flowers, but we find them most expressive when planted where they can colonize an area.

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Description

Wildflower Tulip Bronze Charm (Tulipa batalinii Bronze Charm) packs a lot of color for its diminutive size. The flower emerges in May as a beautiful, almost rose-like, bud in apricot-gold. As its leaves unfurl, we see the yellow to salmon petals tinged with bronze. At 4-6" tall, plant ‘Bronze Charm’ with other wildflower tulips, in a rock garden or along a garden edge where they can delight the eye and naturalize (spread) in future years. Wildflower tulips are the only tulips that are deer resistant.

Planting & Care

Tips on Growing Fall Planted Flower Bulbs

When you receive your fall bulbs (tulips, daffodils, etc.) keep them in a dry, dark, cool place until ready to plant. They need air circulation so they will not collect moisture and rot. Planting times can vary from early October in the North to mid-to-late November in the southern regions. A good rule of thumb is to plant them about 6 weeks before the ground is frozen or after the first hard freeze.

Soil Preparation for Bulbs

A compost enriched, well-drained soil is best. Incorporate a good quality organic compost as needed. Yum Yum Mix® is recommended as an excellent source of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium needed for strong plants and healthy roots. Mix a small amount into the bottom of the hole before planting your bulbs.

Many bulbs prefer full sun exposure. However, Muscaria, Allium, Galanthus, Hyacinthoides, Scilla and many Daffodils will tolerate partial shade and bloom well.
Pink daffodils will hold their color longer if planted in dappled shade or morning sun/afternoon shade.

After planting, add a top dressing of compost or other organic material and water in thoroughly. If your winter is dry, water every three to four weeks throughout the winter and add more mulch if necessary.

Protect your Bulbs

Apply a mole or gopher repellent to the surface of the ground to protect bulbs from these burrowing mammals.

After your Bulbs have Bloomed

Once your bulbs have bloomed, allow the bulb foliage to brown and fade naturally since the leaves are feeding the bulb in the ground. Removal of foliage weakens the bulb and leads to fewer blooms the following year. Planting your bulbs amongst your perennials is one way to conceal the dying bulb foliage. The perennials begin to grow and fill out as the bulb foliage dies back. The perennials will then provide foliage and color in the garden from late spring through the summer and into fall. Regular fertilization with balanced organic or natural fertilizer and a re-application of mulch each fall will ensure more and more beautiful spring bulb blooms for many years!

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As soon as your order is placed you will receive a confirmation email. You will receive a second email the day your order ships telling you how it has been sent. Some perennials are shipped as potted plants, some as perennial roots packed in peat.  The ‘Plant Information’ section describes how that item will ship. All perennials and fall-planted bulbs are packaged to withstand shipping and are fully-guaranteed. Please open upon receipt and follow the instructions included.

Perennials and fall-planted bulbs are shipped at the proper planting time for your Growing Zone. Perennial and fall-planted bulb orders will arrive separately from seeds. If your order requires more than one shipment and all items are shipping to the same address, there is no additional shipping charge. See our shipping information page for approximate ship dates and more detailed information. If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (802) 227-7200 or contact us by email or chat.

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Key Features

Light Requirements

  • Morning Sun & Afternoon Shade
  • Full Sun

Water Tolerance

Low-Water

Bloom Time

Late spring

Advantages

  • Naturalizes
  • Easy To Grow
  • Low Maintenance
  • Fragrant
  • Small Spaces
  • Rock Gardens

Additional information

Mature Height

4-6" tall

Bulb Spacing

9 bulbs per sq. ft.

Soil Type

  • Average Soil
  • Well-Drained Soil

Soil Moisture

  • Average

Planting Depth

Plant 2-4" deep

Planting Time

  • Fall

Growing Zones

  • Zone 2
  • Zone 3
  • Zone 4
  • Zone 5
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8
  • Zone 9
  • Zone 10

Poisonous or Toxic to Animals

Yes - Bulbs, blooms, leaves, and stems all contain toxic compounds, which are most concentrated in the bulb.

Neonicotinoid Free

Yes

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Bulb, Rhizome, Tuber
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Overall rating: 4.3333335 / 5 from 3 reviews.

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The bulbs in this order were about the only things that grew

"A few of these bulbs were successful and several of them flowered. Hoping next year is better."

— P (3/5)

Stronger each year!

"These are very noticeable and do better with each passing year! Even though they are small, as are all wildflower tulips, they draw the eye from across the yard with their bright color and gently, gracefully waving stems. These are planted under this company's Dog Tuff African dogtooth turf grass (which is very full coverage and crowds out most other competition). It's still pushes through and this time of year, the grass is still mostly dormant, so the flowers provide some much-needed color. They start off a pale yellow and deepen to a peach apricot bronze color I have these planted in a truly challenging, hot, dry and poor soil section of the yard where almost nothing will grow. They do not receive amendments or any other special care. At least here in the south western high desert which we call home, these plants are incredibly well adapted and self-sufficient."

— Crickets (5/5)

Gorgeous

"Withstood our intemperate spring, late cycles of freeze, thaw, ice storm, deluge, repeat. . . They bloomed beautifully, such a happy sight."

— KG (5/5)

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