The following is a list of tulip species and cultivars which have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[1] They are bulbous perennials, originally from sunny, open habitats in Europe and Asia. Thousands of cultivars are available in a huge range of sizes, shapes and colours (other than pure blue). They are usually sold as bulbs to be planted in autumn and winter for flowering in mid- to late spring. They are frequently treated as bedding plants, accompanied by other seasonal favourites such as wallflowers and forget-me-nots, flowering for one season before being discarded. However, in favoured locations they can be left in the ground to re-appear the following and subsequent years. Like many other bulbous plants they require a hot, dry dormant period in the summer.[2]
Tulips are divided into 15 distinct groups:-
name | species | division | colour | height (cm) | ref | image |
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Ad Rem | Darwin | orange-red | 60 | [3] | ||
Ali Baba | greigii | red | 25 | [4] | ||
Ancilla | Kaufmanniana | white/red | 20 | [5] | ||
Angélique | double late | pink (pale)/green | 30 | [6] | ||
Angel's Wish | single late | white | 50 | [7] | ||
Apricot Beauty | single early | pink (apricot) | 35 | [8] | ||
Apricot Parrot | parrot | pink (apricot) | 60 | [9] | ||
Artist | viridiflora | salmon/purple/green | 50 | [10] | ||
Aucher's Tulip | Tulipa aucheriana | miscellaneous | rose-pink | 25 | [11] | |
Ballade | lily-flowered | pink/white | 50 | [12] | ||
Ballerina | lily-flowered | orange/red | 60 | [13] | ||
Barcelona | triumph | pink | 45 | [14] | ||
Batalinii Group | Tulipa linifolia | miscellaneous | yellow (pale) | 20 | [15] | |
Beau Monde | triumph | pink/white | 45 | [16] | ||
Belle du Monde | single late | pink (pale) | 65 | [17] | ||
Black Parrot | parrot | maroon (dark) | 50 | [18] | ||
Blue Heron | fringed | violet/mauve | 60 | [19] | ||
Bright Gem | Tulipa linifolia | miscellaneous | yellow/orange | 20 | [20] | |
Burning Heart | Darwin | cream/red | 100 | [21] | ||
Calgary | triumph | white | 25 | [22] | ||
Calgary Flames | triumph | white/yellow | 25 | [23] | ||
Canasta | fringed | red/white | 40 | [24] |
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Candela | Fosteriana | yellow | 35 | [25] |
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Cape Town | single early | yellow/red | 45 | [26] | ||
Capri | Darwin hybrid | red | 50 | [27] | ||
Carnaval de Nice | double late | white/red | 40 | [28] | ||
Casa Grande | Greigii | red | 50 | [29] | ||
China Pink | lily-flowered | pink (rose) | 50 | [30] | ||
China Town | viridiflora | pink/green | 30 | [31] | ||
Corsage | greigii | orange | 25 | [32] | ||
Cynthia | Tulipa clusiana | miscellaneous | cream/pink | 25 | [33] | |
Daydream | Darwin hybrid | orange | 50 | [34] | ||
Don Quichotte | triumph | cerise pink | 45 | [35] | ||
Dordogne | single late | orange/pink | 65 | [36] | ||
Dreamland | single late | pink/white | 60 | [37] | ||
Drumline | double late | rose/white | 50 | [38] | ||
Early Harvest | Kaufmanniana | red/yellow | 25 | [39] | ||
Esperanto | viridiflora | red/cream/pink | 25 | [40] | ||
Exotic Sun | fringed | yellow double | 45 | [41] | ||
Fancy Frills | fringed | pink/white | 45 | [42] | ||
Fantasy | parrot | pink (salmon) | 50 | [43] | ||
Fidelio | triumph | pink/yellow | 40 | [44] | ||
Fringed Beauty | fringed | orange/yellow | 35 | [45] | ||
Fusilier | Tulipa praestans | miscellaneous | red (scarlet) | 30 | [46] | |
Gavota | triumph | yellow/maroon | 50 | [47] | ||
Gerbrand Kieft | double late | pink/green | 40 | [48] | ||
Halcro | single late | pink (carmine) | 50 | [49] | ||
Honky Tonk | Tulipa linifolia | miscellaneous | yellow (pale) | 25 | [50] | |
Ivory Floradale | Darwin hybrid | white (ivory) | 60 | [51] | ||
Juan | fosteriana | orange/yellow | 25 | [52] | ||
Kiev | greigii | yellow/red | 30 | [53] | ||
Kingsblood | single late | red | 60 | [54] | ||
Lady Jane | Tulipa clusiana | miscellaneous | pink/white | 25 | [55] | |
Lilac Wonder | Tulipa saxatilis | miscellaneous | pink (pale)/yellow | 25 | [56] | |
Little Beauty | miscellaneous | pink/purple/red | 12 | [57] | ||
Little Princess | miscellaneous | orange/yellow/black | 12.5 | [58] | ||
Maureen | single late | yellow (pale) | 60 | [59] | ||
Menton | single late | pink/orange | 73 | [60] | ||
Monte Carlo | double early | yellow | 30 | [61] | ||
Moonlight Girl | lily-flowered | yellow/white | 55 | [62] | ||
Mother's Love | Greigii | red/yellow | 25 | [63] | ||
Ollioules | Darwin hybrid | pink (flesh) | 40 | [64] | ||
Olympic Flame | Darwin hybrid | yellow/red | 50 | [65] | ||
Orange Emperor | fosteriana | orange | 45 | [66] | ||
Orange Princess | double late | orange | 30 | [67] | ||
Oranje Nassau | double early | orange/red | 35 | [68] | ||
Oranjezon | Darwin hybrid | orange | 55 | [69] | ||
Oratorio | Greigii | orange/pink | 20 | [70] | ||
Oxford | Darwin hybrid | orange (scarlet)/yellow | 60 | [71] | ||
Parade | Darwin hybrid | red (scarlet) | 50 | [72] | ||
Paul Scherer | triumph | purple | 50 | [73] | ||
Peppermintstick | Tulipa clusiana | miscellaneous | pink/white | 30 | [74] | |
Pink Impression | Darwin hybrid | pink (deep) | 55 | [75] | ||
Plaisir | Greigii | red/yellow | 15 | [76] |
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Prinses Irene | Triumph | orange/purple | 35 | [77] | ||
Purissima | Fosteriana | white (cream) | 35 | [78] | ||
Red Georgette | single late | red | 40 | [79] | ||
Red Hat | fringed | red | 50 | [80] | ||
Red Impression | Darwin hybrid | red | 60 | [81] | ||
Red Princess | double late | red | 35 | [82] | ||
Red Riding Hood | Greigii | red (scarlet) | 20 | [83] | ||
Red Shine | lily-flowered | red (ruby) | 60 | [84] | ||
Reputation | triumph | red/white | 45 | [85] | ||
Seadov | triumph | red | 30 | [86] | ||
Sensual Touch | fringed | orange | 40 | [87] | ||
Showwinner | Kaufmanniana | red (scarlet) | 20 | [88] | ||
Sorbet | single late | white/red | 60 | [89] | ||
Spring Green | viridiflora | white/green | 40 | [90] | ||
Spryng | triumph | red | 30 | [91] | ||
Starlight | Tulipa bifloriformis | miscellaneous | yellow (pale) | 5 | [92] | |
Stockholm | double early | red | 30 | [93] | ||
Stresa | Kaufmanniana | red/yellow | 25 | [94] | ||
Strong Gold | triumph | yellow | 45 | [95] | ||
Tangerine Beauty | Tulipa vvedenskyi | miscellaneous | orange/yellow | 20 | [96] | |
Temple of Beauty | single late | pink (deep, salmon) | 60 | [97] | ||
Timeless | triumph | red/white | 45 | [98] | ||
Tinka | miscellaneous | yellow/red | 25 | [99] | ||
Toronto | Greigii | red (coral) | 20 | [100] | ||
Trinket | Greigii | red/cream | 20 | [101] | ||
Tulipa altaica | miscellaneous | yellow | 25 | [102] |
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Tulipa clusiana var chrysantha | miscellaneous | yellow | 5 | [103] | ||
Tulipa kolpakowskiana | miscellaneous | yellow/green | 20 | [104] | ||
Tulipa linifolia | miscellaneous | red (scarlet) | 20 | [105] | ||
Tulipa sprengeri | miscellaneous | red | 50 | [106] | ||
Tulipa tarda | miscellaneous | white/yellow | 15 | [107] | ||
Tulipa turkestanica | miscellaneous | white/yellow | 30 | [108] | ||
Tulipa urumiensis | miscellaneous | yellow | 20 | [109] | ||
United States | Greigii | yellow/red | 25 | [110] | ||
Vincent van Gogh | fringed | purple | 50 | [111] | ||
White Triumphator | lily-flowered | white | 60 | [112] | ||
World Expression | single late | yellow/red | 55 | [113] | ||
Yellow Baby | double early | yellow | 20 | [114] | ||
Zampa | greigii | cream/yellow/red | 20 | [115] |