Data specific to Tulips (Edit)
Division: Div. 6: Lily-flowered
Registrant: Verbruggen
Year Registered: 1976
Country of Origin: the Netherlands
Spring Bloom Season: Mid-late
Late
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: 16 - 20 inches
Plant Spread: 6 - 9 inches
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Bi-Color: White/Red
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
Parentage: Sport of: Mariette
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Lily Flowering Tulip
  • Tulip

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Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-05-05
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2017-05-09

photo by: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz

Photo courtesy of Longfield gardens
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Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-05-07
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-05-05
Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-05-29
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-05-17
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2017-05-20
The fading blooms are spectacular!

Photo courtesy of Longfield gardens
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Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
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Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
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Comments:
  • Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Sep 25, 2013 6:21 PM concerning plant:
    Marilyn is the first lily flowered tulip that I ever grew. Boldly striking flowers taper to a lily form that I find very unusual in a tulip flower. I think Marilyn is the best known of the lily flowered tulips.

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