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Crème Bulb Mix

$32.00

Soft, layered and quietly beautiful.

Named for its creamy, barely-there palette, Crème brings together 15 specialty tulip bulbs in white, ivory, cream, blush, peach and soft pink tones. Designed to be planted together for a coordinated spring display you can enjoy in the garden or cut for the vase.

We chose a mix of classic blooms and fuller, peony-like doubles so the planting feels soft and textured without being too sweet. The varieties are selected to bloom within a similar part of the season, so expect the mix to unfold over a few weeks rather than all at once.

Best expected bloom window in Fairfield County: mid to late April.

This is a pre-order only drop. Orders close Sunday, November 8, with pickup at our Flower Shack in Weston on Friday, November 13 and Saturday, November 14. We’ll email pickup details before your order is ready.

Local pickup only.

Soft, layered and quietly beautiful.

Named for its creamy, barely-there palette, Crème brings together 15 specialty tulip bulbs in white, ivory, cream, blush, peach and soft pink tones. Designed to be planted together for a coordinated spring display you can enjoy in the garden or cut for the vase.

We chose a mix of classic blooms and fuller, peony-like doubles so the planting feels soft and textured without being too sweet. The varieties are selected to bloom within a similar part of the season, so expect the mix to unfold over a few weeks rather than all at once.

Best expected bloom window in Fairfield County: mid to late April.

This is a pre-order only drop. Orders close Sunday, November 8, with pickup at our Flower Shack in Weston on Friday, November 13 and Saturday, November 14. We’ll email pickup details before your order is ready.

Local pickup only.

Plant them. Forget about them. Get excited in Spring.

Plant in late October through November in a sunny, well-drained spot. Bulbs go 6–8" deep, about 4–6" apart, pointy side up.

Then winter takes over. In spring, the mix will start blooming over a few weeks, with the varieties overlapping enough to feel coordinated without looking weirdly simultaneous.

And because this is Fairfield County: tulips are not deer-proof. If deer know your address, protect them once they emerge.

Cutting them for the vase

Cut when the buds are showing color but haven’t fully opened yet. Want those nice long stems? Go for it — just know that the more leaves you take with the flower, the less energy the bulb has left to store for next year.

Hoping they come back?

These are specialty tulips, not landscaping tulips, so a second year is never guaranteed here in Fairfield County. If you want to give them their best shot, leave at least 2–3 leaves on the plant and let the foliage turn yellow and die back on its own after blooming. Those leaves are what recharge the bulb underground.

If you cut them really hard for long stems, it’s better to think of them as a gorgeous one-season flower and enjoy every minute of it.