The DutchGrown Blog

Growing Guide: How to Grow Red Hot Poker (Kniphofia)
Red Hot Poker is also known by its scientific name, Kniphofia and also given the nickname, Torch Lily. A beautiful and radiant plant that can add life and colour to...
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Growing Guide: How to Grow Astilbe
Astilbe, also known as ‘False goat’s beard’ is a beautiful and versatile perennial plant known for its vibrant, feathery flowers and attractive foliage. It blooms flowers in various shades, from...
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Growing Guide: How to Grow Echinacea
Growing echinacea is a great way to add colour and diversity to your summer garden. Also known as Coneflowers, are herbaceous perennials of the daisy family. They have large daisy-like...
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Growing Guide: How to Grow Peonies
Have you ever witnessed the splendid sight of peonies in full bloom? If you have, it's an experience that leaves a lasting impression. If you've been longing to have your own...
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Latvia and Flower Bulbs!
DutchGrown is deeply committed to upholding Latvia's long-standing tradition of growing tulips and other types of bulbs. To further this mission, we take great pride in shipping our flower bulbs...
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Why Tulips Droop and How to Stop it
Drooping tulips can be a massive problem to gardeners, creating a depleted look rather than a colourful, joyful spring garden. But why do tulips droop and how can we stop it...
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The Truth About Off-Season Tulip Bulbs
For the impatient gardeners amongst us, having to wait until Autumn to buy tulip bulbs can feel akin to torture. But there’s a very good reason for holding tight and...
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Wild Tulips in Cyprus
The golden beaches and turquoise waters of the Mediterranean Sea are a familiar image of Cyprus, but the rich red botanical tulips found growing wild during the months of March...
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Tall Tulips
Tall tulips are the best tulips to use at the end of spring in your garden borders. Nature has been kind to gardeners by coming up with a range of...
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Lily-flowered Group Tulips
Lily-flowered Group tulips are deservedly popular. They are tall and elegant with slim-waisted flowers and elongated petals. If I were only allowed to grow one tulip it would have to...
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Big Bold Bulbs
There is a select group of big bulbs that we can use to make a bold statement within our garden borders. Growing tall and flowering in spring or summer they...
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The Best Red Tulips to Grow
Red is the colour of stop lights, emergency buttons and blood and is also to be found in flowers of many dramatic tulips. Red tulips signal the start of spring...
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Gardening challenges?
- Agapanthus
- Alliums
- Amarine
- Amaryllis
- Amaryllis Belladonna
- Anemone
- Astilbe
- Astrantia (Masterwort)
- Bearded Iris
- Begonia
- Calla Lily
- Camassia
- Cardoon (Artichoke Thistle)
- Chionodoxa
- Cobra Lily (Arisaema)
- Columbines (Aquilegia)
- Crocus
- Daffodils
- Dahlias
- Daylily (Hemerocallis)
- Delphinium
- Dicentra
- Dichelostemma
- Dutch Iris
- Dwarf Iris
- Echinacea
- Eranthis
- Eremurus
- Eucomis (Pineapple Lily)
- Fritillaria
- Galanthus
- Geranium
- Geum
- Giant Snowflake
- Gladiolus
- Glory of the Snow
- Grape Hyacinths
- Gypsophila (Baby's Breath)
- Helleborus
- Hosta
- Hyacinthoides
- Hyacinths
- Iris
- Italian Ranunculus
- Ixia
- Leucojum
- Liatris
- Lilies
- Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis)
- Lupin
- Muscari
- Narcissus
- Nerine
- Ornithogalum
- Papaver
- Papaver (Oriental Poppy)
- Paperwhites
- Peonies
- Perennials
- Phlox
- Puschkinia
- Ranunculus
- Red Hot Poker (Kniphofia)
- Saffron Crocus
- Scilla
- Sedum (Stonecrop)
- Siberian Squill
- Snowdrops
- Spanish Bluebells
- Striped Squill
- Tricyrtis (Toad Lily)
- Tuberose (Polianthes)
- Tulips
- Winter Aconite