Data specific to Tulips (Edit)
Division: Div. 6: Lily-flowered
Registrant: J.F.Van den Berg & Sons
Year Registered: 1980
Country of Origin: the Netherlands
Spring Bloom Season: Late
Special Classifications: Single-flowered
Awards: RHS - AGM - Award of Garden Merit

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height: 18 - 22 inches
Plant Spread: 6 - 9 inches
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Multi-Color: Red, orange, and yellow
Other: Exterior petals are blood red with an orange/yellow edge; interior is marigold orange with a buttercup heart
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Cut Flower
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: Takes about 6 years from seed to flower.
Propagation: Other methods: Bulbs
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Lily-Flowered Tulip
  • Lily Flowering Tulip
  • Tulip

Photo Gallery
Location: southeast Nebraska
Date: 2015-04-20
Fragrant tulip!
Location: RHS Wisley, Surrey, UK.
Date: 2023-04-22
Location: My Garden, UK
Date: 2022-04-07
Location: Fairfax, Virginia
Date: 2022-04-14
Location: southeast Nebraska
Date: 2015-04-20
Fragrant tulip!
Location: southeast Nebraska
Fragrant tulip!

Date: 2004-05-08
Location: Fairfax, Virginia
Date: 2022-04-14
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-05-10
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-05-04
Location: My North Yorkshire Garden
Date: 2020-04-23
Location: southeast Nebraska
Date: 2015-04-21
Fragrant tulip!
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2018-05-05
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-04-13
Location: Belsay Hall gardens, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2009-05-19
Location: My North Yorkshire Garden
Date: 2020-04-10
Thought I'd lost this to tulip virus 2 years ago, suddenly appear
Location: Keukenhof Gardens, Netherlands
Date: 2017-05-03
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2016-05-09

photo by: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova
Location: Belsay Hall gardens, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2009-05-19
A spring border in the magnolia garden at Belsay Hall
Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-06-05
Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-06-05
Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-06-05
Location: Keukenhof Gardens, Netherlands
Date: 2017-05-03

Courtesy of RoozenGaarde/Tulips.com
Location: Philadelphia Flower Show
Date: 2016-03-08
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire
Date: 2017-04-23
Location: Pembroke, GA
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.

photo credit: Dinkum
Location: Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna
credit: Anna reg
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Comments:
  • Posted by janelp_lee (Toronto, Ontario - Zone 6a) on Jan 13, 2020 9:12 AM concerning plant:
    Love this variety! This tall variety flower has strong, nice fragrance. Reliable.

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