Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Types of Tulips Flowers


• Single Early (a layer of petals, early flowering) Interest only have six petals. Flowering in early April. This species is a descendant of type 'Duke Van Thol'. Plants tend to be short, about 20-30 cm plant height. Example: 'Apricot Beauty' and 'Christmas Dream'. 


• Double Early (layered petals, early flowering) Flowers has more than 6 petals but fewer in number than other types of Double Late. Plant about 20-30 cm high. Long-lasting flowers and strong stems. Flowering in early April. This species is a descendant of the tulips 'Murillo' with white flowers, consisting of 120 cultivars. Example: 'Peach Blossom' and 'Monte Carlo'. 


• Kaufmaniana Types developed from the species Tulipa kaufmanniana origin Turkestan. This type of flowering tulips are very early, in Washington, DC sometimes already blooming in early March. Short trunk, wide open flowers in the sun so it looks like a hexagonal star. Flowering in early April. Plant about 10-20 cm high. 


• Fosteriana Types are easy to breed, a hybrid variety of Tulip originating from Central Asia. Flowering in early April. Plant height of about 25-51 cm. Example: 'Purissima' (white) and 'Sweetheart' (yellow with white at the edges of petals).


If you want  to read more about Tulip Flower, you can see my article before

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