Data specific to Tulips (Edit)
Division: Div. 9: Rembrandt

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)
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Brown
Other: Coffee-brown on yellow ground. Bizarre. Historical collections only.
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Cut Flower
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: Takes about 6 years from seed to flower.
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Bulbs
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Rembrandt Tulip
  • Tulip

Photo Gallery
Location: Menton, France
Date: 2018-03-30
Location: Menton, France
Date: 2018-03-30
Each bloom with vibrant and unique markings
Location: Menton, France
Date: 2018-03-30
Location: Hampton Court Palace, Surrey, UK. The tulip festival.
Date: 2023-04-23
Location: Menton, France
Date: 2018-04-01
Introduced in 1780!  Here, backlit blooms.
Location: Menton, France
Date: 2018-04-01
Great range of markings from bloom to bloom (backlit)
Location: Menton, France
Date: 2018-04-01
Location: My garden
Date: 2018-05-03
Location: My garden
Date: 2018-05-04
Grown in a pot.
Location: Menton, France
Date: 2017-04-08
first buds...

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