Cheerful white and rosy cherry-red blooms, the pretty pointed petals of the Akira Tulip (Narcissus ‘Akita’) are standout two-tone spring blooms! Featuring fragrant red petals that feather into bright white. Inside, the purple-ringed white eye for an added detail when the blooms open!
The broad, soft-green foliage and slender stems hold these blooms aloft like fancy landing pads for bees and butterflies, and even a curious early-emerging Hummingbird! Inviting them to sip the nectar they provide! Plant a few extras in your garden so you’ll be able to enjoy the blooms in fragrant bouquets!
Akira Tulips are a hardy spring ephemeral that throughout USDA growing zones 3 to 8 and grows to a graceful clump 19-24 inches tall and nearly as wide. Fast-growing and loving the full sun, these bulbs are seldom bothered by deer. Growing 14-16 inches in height, these Tulips form naturalized colonies!
Planting and Application:Force bulbs indoors, plant outdoors, either way, you’ll enjoy these lovely blooms and their alluring scent. Highlighting perennial gardens and Cottage gardens in grace while forming tidy clumps and drifts of elegant color. Plant them in groupings to maximize their glorious blooms. You won’t want to hide these charming blooms in your backyard.
Plant Akita in your Cut Flower garden and pollinator border, adding early color to your cottage garden or perennial bed! These spring blooms appreciate the shade of their neighboring plants that leaf out later in the spring, shading the shy Tulip from the harsh summer sun. Plant in containers and planters on the porch or patio as a specimen grouping or as part of a mixed planter.
Reddish-Pink Blooms & Feathered White Edges
Purple-Ringed White Eyes Inside
Soft Green Strappy Leaves & Elegant Vase Shape
Gorgeous Bouquets & Pollinator Friendly
Beds & Borders, Edging, Groupings & Indoor Forcing
#ProPlantTips for Care:Fall-planted bulbs require full sun and well-drained soil. Appreciating afternoon shade in warmer hardiness zones where the sun is intense. Any soil type is suitable so long as it is not soggy. Add bulb fertilizer to each hole for best results. Deadhead after flowers fade, but let the leaves remain so they can make food for the bulb and next year’s flowers! Not only is it strong, but it also has incredible endurance. Its blooms endure through spring showers and days of sunshine.
Full Sun For Strongest Growth
Well-Drained Soil
Moderate Moisture Needs
Deadhead After Flowers Fade & Prune Mounds After Leaves Yellow
Deer Seldom Bother Them
Gorgeous inside and out, the Akita Tulip adds its unique textured blooms to your garden or home! Order now at Nature Hills and we’ll ship your bulbs to your growing zone at the proper planting time!
