Types of tulip to fit into flowering seasons, how can this be done?
Early flowering: Single Early Tulips, Double Early Tulips, Greigii Tulips, Kaufmanniana Tulips, Fosteriana Tulips, Species Tulips
Mid-season flowering: Darwin Hybrid Tulips, Triumph Tulips, Parrot Tulips
Late season flowering: Single Late Tulips, Double Late Tulips, Viridiflora Tulips, Lily-flowering Tulips, Fringed Tulips, Rembrandt Tulips
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This site gives all the groups with notes on hardiness and colours found in each group.. they also give uses for each group, such as cut flowers, beds, borders, rock gardens, containers, indoor forcing. Typical height for each group is given, that is something which you can't chose say for a 6" high tulip for a group with only tall tulips. Could the height be somehow linked to each group as standard?
http://www.theplantexpert.com/...
On Wiki a 16th category was mentioned for multi-flowering tulips, although it's not an official category it is used on the above site and may be useful.
Div. 1: Single Early 8-20"
Div. 2: Double Early 8-16"
Div. 3: Triumph 8-26"
Div. 4: Darwin hybrid 12 - 34"
Div. 5: Single Late 9 - 32"
Div. 6: Lily-flowered 9 - 32"
Div. 7: Fringed (Crispa) 8 - 30"
Div. 8: Viridiflora 10 to 30"
Div. 9: Rembrandt (variable)
Div. 10: Parrot 12 - 28"
Div. 11: Double Late 12 - 24"
Div. 12: Kaufmanniana 4 - 12"
Div. 13: Fosteriana (Emperor) 10 - 20"
Div. 14: Greigii 6 - 16"
Div. 15: Misc. & Species (Botanical) 2-14"
HARDINESS ZONES
Colour might be difficult as tulips don't have a corolla like daffodils, maybe a drop list for 'base colour' with another drop list for 'additional colours'? I have gone through and picked out all the colour examples just taking mostly the base colours, there's a lot! That's tulips for you!
Maybe best to have a long single drop box with all colours and multiple selection?
Colours: Red, dark red, cherry red, crimson, scarlet red, vermillion red, blood red, raspberry, rose, light rose, dark rose, rosy pink, pink, deep pink, magenta pink, cherry pink, lilac pink, fuchsia, fuchsia pink, cream, white, ivory white, pale yellow, lemon yellow, yellow, golden yellow, bright yellow, butter yellow, orange, deep orange, reddish-orange, sherbet-orange, apricot, peach, purple-black, blue, purple, dark purple, mauve, mauve-purple, violet, violet purple, fuchsia purple, dark maroon, burgundy, green, bronze, dark red-brown
If searching for colour is still in the works Dave, I guess that means it won't be happening yet but it's good to be prepared.
