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Their smaller flowers sit more naturally amongst alpine planting, gravel gardens, containers and the front of borders, where they make a subtle rather than theatrical contribution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"908\" data-end=\"1380\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eSpecies tulips are particularly well suited to well-drained soils in sunny positions, where many will gradually establish and increase over time. 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Delicate in appearance yet reliably hardy in a well-drained position, it brings a refined and almost luminous beauty to the spring garden. Particularly well suited to sunny borders, gravel gardens, containers, or naturalistic plantings where its graceful flowers can be appreciated at close quarters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eUnlike the larger modern hybrid tulips, \u003ci\u003eTulipa clusiana\u003c\/i\u003e ‘Lady Jane’ has a lightness and natural charm that sits beautifully in informal or more botanical plantings, opening wide in sunshine to reveal its striking star-like form. 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Far removed from the bold formality of many modern tulips, it has a graceful, natural character that makes it especially valuable in informal and naturalistic plantings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"468\" data-end=\"831\"\u003eFlowering in April, its elegant nodding rich yellow blooms are accompanied by the added delight of a delicious fragrance, a quality all too rare among modern tulips. 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Chosen for their delicacy, charm, and natural grace, these refined varieties offer a gentle succession of colour, beginning with the earliest crocus and continuing through to the distinctive beauty of species tulips. 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