Ancilla

Not all great gardens grow tall. Ancilla makes its mark at ground level, its ivory touched with rose blooms close set and confident, with the mottled foliage that makes this group of tulips interesting even before a flower appears. In April to June it brings colour when the garden needs it most, its cheerful blooms opening wide each sunny morning and closing again at dusk. Compact and reliable, it naturalises readily and improves with every passing year. Its sweet fragrance drifts through the garden on warm spring mornings, one of those quiet pleasures that makes growing bulbs feel like something more than gardening. As a cut flower it is exceptional, strong stems hold the bloom upright for well over a week, making it as valuable to the vase as it is to the border. Dutch grown and hand selected for size and vigour, Ancilla arrives ready to perform. Grown in.