Data specific to Tulips (Edit)
Division: Div. 4: Darwin Hybrid
Registrant: Bentvelzen
Year Registered: 1960
Country of Origin: the Netherlands
Spring Bloom Season: Mid-season
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: 18 - 20 inches
Plant Spread: 6 - 9 inches
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Red
Yellow
Other: Variable color mix of yellows and reds.
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: 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
Parentage: Sport of: Apeldoorn
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Darwin Hybrid Tulip
  • Tulip

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Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Date: 2015-04-27
Location: In my Long Island, NY garden. 
Date: 4-24-2011
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2009-04-17
Photo by Newyorkrita

You can really see the tulip folloage in this shot as the buds st

Date: 4-24-2011
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2009-04-20
Location: Massachusetts
Date: 2022-04-21
Apeldoorn opening like a buttercup to the sun

Beauty Row.

photo by: Salicyna

photo by: Salicyna

Tulips along path almost ready to bloom.
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2009-04-21

Date: 4-26-2011
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-04-22

photo by: Jerzy Opiola

photo credit: Dezidor
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-04-24
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-04-24
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-03-24
Before bloom buds appear.
Location: Long Island, NY
Photo by Newyorkrita
Photo by Newyorkrita

Tulip buds about to open.
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-04-22
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Comments:
  • Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Sep 29, 2011 8:53 PM concerning plant:
    Many of these tulips are yellow with splashes of red but they are very variable. Some are mostly red with splashes of yellow. I was dissapointed in how quickly bloom was over with this variety but they were very pretty while the blooms lasted.

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