Melinda Myers

Late Flowering Tulip

Botanical Name

Tulipa

Min Zone

3

Max Zone

7

Height

Up to 18 inches

Width

4 to 6 inches

Flowers

Late spring: red, orange, yellow, green, violet, white, pink

Light

Full sun

Soil

Well-drained

Planting & Care

• Plant 8 inches deep
• Space 6 to 9 inches apart

Problems

Animals, grey mold, bulb rot, stem rot, virus (color break)

Varieties

• Darwin - best known of the late tulips, 24 to 32 inches tall
• Lily flowered type - pointed and reflexed petals, 24 inches tall
• Cottage type - egg shaped, 12 to 30 inches tall, found in cottage gardens of France and England
• Rembrandt type - broken flower color, painted by old Masters
• Parrot type - fringed petals, often shredded, scallped or wavy; large flowers need protection from wind
• Double late type - peony flowered, 16 to 24 inches tall