Data specific to Tulips (Edit)
Division: Div. 1: Single Early
Registrant: L.J.C.Schoorl
Year Registered: 1987
Country of Origin: the Netherlands
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: 12 - 14 inches
Plant Spread: 6 - 9 inches
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Purple
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Winter
Other: Good for forcing.
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Provides winter interest
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
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Single Early Tulip
  • Tulip

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Location: Hampton Court Palace, Surrey, UK. The tulip festival.
Date: 2023-04-23
Location: southeast Nebraska 
Date: 2021-04-09 
On a dewy morning
Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-03-13
Forced
Location: My Garden, Ontario, Canada
Date: 2017-05-17
Gorgeous, early blooming single tulip.
Location: My Garden, Ontario, Canada
Date: 2017-05-17
Lovely early blooming single tulip.

photo by: Guillaume Baviere

Date: 2014-04-13

Date: 2013-04-18

photo by: Guillaume Baviere
Location: my garden, zone 7a
Date: 2012-03-19
Location: my garden, zone 7a
Date: 2012-03-19
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2013-10-18
Location: home, Zone 7A, NC
Date: 2011-12-06
Location: My Garden, Ontario, Canada
Date: 2017-05-17
Purple Prince has a beautiful yellow center.
Location: Keukenhof Gardens, Netherlands
Date: 2018-04-25
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-03-15
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-03-15
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-04-22
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-03-14
Location: central Illinois
Date: March 2014
Daffodil Niveth between PP blooms
Location: Keukenhof Gardens, Netherlands
Date: 2018-04-25
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Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Dec 4, 2011 10:56 PM concerning plant:
    Excellent subject to force/
    Slight scalloping around edges.Stands out when planted with whites and pastels.
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