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Position

Sun Exposure:
Full sun
Aspect:
South facing, west facing
Position in Border:
Front, middle

Soil

Prefers rich soil:
Chalky / Alkaline / Clay / Heavy / Moist / Well Drained / Light / Sandy

The cheerful Tulipa ‘Mickey Mouse’ cultivar is a bright and bold hybrid with small but early blooming flowers. Its yellow, cup shaped flowers are streaked with a deep red, adding colour to borders.

Tulips are best planted in November as this minimises the risk of attack from the fungal disease, tulip fire, which causes the foliage to become distorted and covered with fuzzy, grey fungal growth and the flowers to either fail to open or to be marked with bleached spots. Any bulbs that become infected with this disease are best thrown away and the ground they were planted in should not be used to grow any tulips for several years.

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Tulipa ‘Mickey mouse’ and wildlife

Tulipa ‘Mickey mouse’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.

Is Tulipa ‘Mickey mouse’ poisonous?

Tulipa ‘Mickey mouse’ can be toxic.

Toxic to:
Is known to attract Cats
Cats
Is known to attract Dogs
Dogs
Is known to attract Horses
Horses
No reported toxicity to:
Is not known to attract Birds
Birds
Is not known to attract Livestock
Livestock
Is not known to attract People
People
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