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Tulipa fosteriana Border Legend

Tulipa fosteriana Border Legend
Tulip 'Border Legend'

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This elegant tulip produces white flowers adorned with a cherry-red heart-shaped spot. The flowering appears from mid-March, carried on 35cm (14in) stems, above opulent grey-green foliage veined with red. This resistant botanical tulip reblooms faithfully every spring and naturalises easily in the garden.
Flower size
6 cm
Height at maturity
35 cm
Spread at maturity
10 cm
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -18°C
Soil moisture
Dry soil, Moist soil
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Best planting time October
Recommended planting time January, September to December
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Description

Tulipa fosteriana 'Border Legend' is a beautiful variety renowned for its early flowering, its longevity in the garden, and its ability to naturalise in favourable terrain. This elegant tulip awakens spring with its bicolour flowering, often as early as mid-March, depending on the regions. Each flower is adorned on the outside with a long heart-shaped red-cherry spot and opens in a star shape, revealing a pink interior with a black-spotted yellow centre. The charm of the flowers is highlighted by ample foliage, randomly marbled in brown-red. 

 

Tulipa fosteriana is a very hardy botanical species originating from Turkestan. Tulips derived from T. fosteriana belong to division 13 and are reliable performers: they are among the first tulips to flower, sometimes as early as March 15th, and they naturalise easily, so there is no need to replace them regularly. This 'Border Legend' variety was registered in 2009. It produces rather short, sturdy but flexible stems, 30 to 35cm (12 to 14in) tall, bearing at their tip a cup-shaped corolla, 12cm (5in) wide at full bloom. Its large leaves will dry out a few weeks after flowering. The bulb goes into rest in summer.

 

Tulips from the Fosteriana Group work well in flower beds and borders. The taller varieties are ideal for bouquets. Their sparkling yet elegant colours pair well with blue hyacinths, grape hyacinths, forget-me-nots, and with other tulips. When designing your flower beds, you must consider the height and flowering period of the tulips, as these parameters can vary significantly from one cultivar to another. It is wise to plant extra bulbs for bouquets, as they make gorgeous cut flowers that last a long time in a vase. The bicolour flowers of 'Border Legend' blend beautifully with the pink corollas of T. 'Lady Jane' or the white ones of T. 'Purissima' , for example.

 

Plant habit

Height at maturity 35 cm
Spread at maturity 10 cm
Growth rate fast

Flowering

Flower colour two-tone
Flowering time March to April
Inflorescence Solitary
Flower size 6 cm
Good for cut flowers Cut flower blooms

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour green

Botanical data

Genus

Tulipa

Species

fosteriana

Cultivar

Border Legend

Family

Liliaceae

Other common names

Tulip 'Border Legend'

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference153141

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Planting and care

Plant the bulbs as soon as possible after receiving them in well-drained soil. Loosen the soil deeply. Plant at a depth of 15cm (6in) (the bulbs should be covered with twice their height in soil). Space the bulbs a few centimetres apart, making sure they do not touch. Choose a sunny exposure for better flowering. Cut the flower stalks after flowering and let the leaves dry completely before cutting them. After flowering, their foliage becomes unsightly, so we recommend planting heuchera, tiarella, brunnera, bleeding heart, or Euphorbia cyparissia at the forefront of your flower beds. Their foliage will enhance the colours of your tulips, and will elegantly conceal the tulip's yellowed leaves.

Planting period

Best planting time October
Recommended planting time January, September to December
Planting depth 15 cm

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow
Type of use Border, Edge of border, Container
Hardiness Hardy down to -18°C (USDA zone 7a) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 50 per m2
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Any
Soil moisture Dry soil, Moist soil, Light, well-drained

Care

Pruning instructions Cut the faded flowers to prevent the bulb from exhausting itself producing seeds.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time April to May
Soil moisture Dry soil, Moist soil
Disease resistance Very good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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