Data specific to Tulips (Edit)
Division: Div. 5: Single Late
Year Registered: 1952
Spring Bloom Season: Late
Special Classifications: Single-flowered
Historic

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: 20 - 22 inches
Plant Spread: 6 - 9 inches
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Red
Other: Dark cherry red with scarlet edges
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
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
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Single Late Tulip
  • Tulip

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Location: southeast Nebraska 
Date: 2022-04-30
One of the last to bloom
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-09-25
Location: Keukenhof Gardens, Netherlands
Date: 2018-04-25

photo credit: Jolán Dénes
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-10-18
Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-06-09
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2014-04-26
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2014-04-26

Courtesy of RoozenGaarde/Tulips.com
Location: Keukenhof Gardens, Netherlands
Date: 2018-04-25

Date: May 2011
photo by: Jolan Denes
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2014-04-21
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Comments:
  • Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Sep 25, 2013 5:20 PM concerning plant:
    Kingsblood is a nice red tulip of the single late class, an old standby that has been around for years. There are many red tulips to choose from, so Kingsblood is not my favorite, but it is a nice tulip.

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