Data specific to Tulips (Edit)
Division: Div. 12: Kaufmanniana
Registrant: J.C.van der Meer
Year Registered: 1962
Spring Bloom Season: Early
Special Classifications: Single-flowered

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: 6 - 10 inches
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Red
Other: Dark red
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
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

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Common names
  • Waterlily Tulip
  • Tulip

Photo Gallery
Location:  southeast Nebraska 
Date: 2021-03-28  
Perennial, early bloom, shown w Chionodoxa
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2015-03-18
Location: My garden, Sweden
Date: April 2017
Location: southeast Nebraska 
Date: 2013-04-07
Perennial tulip.  Shown with daffodil Tete-a-tete.
Location: southeast Nebraska 
Date: 2020-04-02
Perennial tulip.  Shown with daffodil Tete-a-tete.
Location: Alpine Garden Society show, Hexham UK
Date: 2022-03-26
Location: Keukenhof, Lisse, Netherlands
Date: 2019-04-05
Location: southeast Nebraska 
Date: 2015-04-02
Perennial tulip.  Shown with daffodil Tete-a-tete.
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2014-03-19
Location: Keukenhof, Lisse, Netherlands
Date: 2019-04-05
Location: Northern Illinois (Zone 5a)
Date: 2016-04-14
Location: Maryland
Date: 2015-04-11
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-10-02

photo credit: Ghislain118
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