Red Tulips
Youre going to see that the pictures are all NOT of red tulips. These pics are to show you the shape of the bulbs rather than the pictures of individual tulips. As I increase my collection of individual tulip shots, Ill bring them online for you. (But first I have to go to Holland to get those pictures!) :-)
Double Early Red Tulips
Flowering period: early
Average plant height: 20-30 cm
Spacing between bulbs: 5 cm
Landscape uses: beds, borders and rock gardens
Most popular cultivars:
* 'Abba': red with a flame
* 'Carlton': blood-red
* 'Crimsonia': light red
* 'Electra': magenta-red
* 'Queen of Marvel': pinkish red
* 'Stockholm': bright red
Single Early Red Tulips
Flowering period: early
Average plant height: 20-30 cm
Spacing between bulbs: 5-10 cm
Landscape uses: beds, borders, rock gardens and for forcing
* 'Brilliant Star': scarlet
* 'Charles': blood-red
* 'Christmas Dream': fuschia-red
* 'Couleur Cardinal': violet-red
* 'Merry Christmas': carmine red, white base
* 'Mickey Mouse': blood-red
* 'Ruby Red': scarlet
Triumph Red Tulips
Flowering period: mid-season
Average plant height: 25-40 cm
Spacing between bulbs: 5-10 cm
Landscape uses: beds, borders, as cut flowers, and for forcing
Most popular cultivars:
* 'Bastogne': blood-red
* 'Ben van Zanten': cherry red
* 'Bing Crosby': brilliant scarlet
* 'Capri': cardinal red
* 'Caravelle': ruby red
* 'Carola': red
* 'Cassini': blood-red
* 'Chieftain': cardinal red
* 'Flyer': red
* 'Henry Dunant': red
* 'Hollandia': blood-red
* 'Jan Reus': red
* 'Leen van der Mark;: cardinal red
* 'Libretto': cardinal red
* 'Oscar': red
* 'Page Polka': red
* 'Paul Richter': bright red
* 'Peer Gynt': fuschia-red
* 'Prominence': deep red
* 'Red Present': cardinal red
* 'Washington': red
Single Late Red Tulips
Flowering period: late
Average plant height: 75 cm
Spacing between bulbs: 7.5 cm
Landscape uses: parks, beds, perennial beds, and as cut flowers
Most popular cultivars:
* 'Avignon': bright red
* 'Cashmir': bright red
* 'Esther': light magenta
* 'Gander': magenta-red
* 'Ile de France': cardinal red
* 'King's Blood': carmine and vermilion red
* 'Landsaeadel's Supreme': deep red
* 'Primavera': red
Darwin Red Tulips
Flowering period: mid-season
Average plant height: 30-50 cm
Spacing between bulbs: 7.5 cm
Landscape uses: park beds, perennial beds, borders and as cut flowers
Most popular cultivars:
* 'Apeldoorn': brilliant vermilion red
* 'Diplomat': vermilion red
* 'Gordon Cooper': bright magenta red
* 'London': blood-red, scarlet hued
* 'Ollioules': red
* 'Oxford': vermilion red
* 'Parade': bright red
* 'Spring Song': bright red
Lily Flowered Red Tulips
Flowering period: late
Average plant height: 35-75 cm
Spacing between bulbs: 5 cm
Landscape uses: park beds, borders, perennial beds and cut flowers
Most popular cultivars:
* 'Ballarina': blood-red
* 'Jan van Zanten's Memory': carmine red, lighter to the edge
Parrot Red Tulips
Flowering period: mid-season to late
Average plant height: 35-50 cm
Spacing between bulbs: 7.5 cm
Landscape uses: beds, borders and as cut flowers
Most popular cultivars:
* 'Erna Lindgreen': brilliant red
* 'Rococo': fire red
* 'Topparrot': cardinal red
Double Late Red Tulips
Flowering period: late
Average plant height: 30-40 cm
Spacing between bulbs: 7.5 cm
Landscape uses: beds, borders and cut flowers
Most popular cultivars:
* 'Miranda': red
* 'Wirosa': bordeaux-red, cream edge
Fringed Red Tulips
Flowering period: early or late
Average plant height: 35-75 cm
Spacing between bulbs: 7.5 cm
Landscape uses: parks, beds and as cut flowers
Most popular cultivars:
* 'Burgundy Lace': deep carmine red, late
Kaufmanniana Red Tulips
Flowering period: early
Average plant height: 10-20 cm
Spacing between bulbs: 7.5 cm
Landscape uses: beds, borders and rock gardens
Most popular cultivars:
* 'Fashion': scarlet red flowers
* 'Scarlet Baby': scarlet red flowers
* 'Showwinner': cardinal red flowers *
Fosteriana Red Tulips
Flowering period: early
Average plant height: 25-30 cm
Spacing between bulbs: 10 cm
Landscape uses: parks, beds, borders and rock gardens
Most popular cultivars:
* 'Madame Lefeber': red
* 'Princeps': bright red, bronze-green base
Greigii Red Tulips
Flowering period: early
Average plant height: 20-30 cm
Spacing between bulbs: 10 cm
Landscape uses: park beds, borders and rock gardens
Most popular cultivars:
* 'Compostella': oriental red
* 'Oriental Beauty': carmine red flowers with spotted foliage
* 'Oriental Splendour': carmine red, yellow-edged, spotted foliage
* 'Pinocchio': scarlet, edged in ivory-white
* 'Plaisir': carmine red, white edged flower with spotted foliage
* 'Toronto': red
* 'United States': red
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