Tulipa 'Red Georgette'
(Tulip 'Red Georgette')
Family - Liliaceae
Category - Bulb
Origin - Raised in The Netherlands
Year of Introduction - 1983
Season of Interest - Spring
Hardiness - H6
Height - 50cm
Width - 15cm
Location - The Hot Garden
Description: Single Late Tulip
A bulbous Perennial with an upright habit. Grey-green to mid-green leaves are broadly ovate to lanceolate in shape. Single cup-shaped flowers are blood red, each Bloom with a yellow interior base. The flowers are held in small clusters at the tips of the stems and are produced in late spring. Excellent for use as cut flowers.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Single cup-shaped flowers are blood red, each bloom with a yellow interior base. The blooms are held in clusters of 3-6 at the tips of the stems and are produced in May.
Flower colour: Red
Flower shape: Cup-shaped flowers held singly
Flowering time: May
Foliage:
Grey-green to mid-green leaves are broadly ovate to lanceolate in shape and have a waxy texture. The leaves are held at the base of the stems with some leaves Alternately arranged on the stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Broadly ovate to lanceolate
Propagation:
Division (separation) of offsets.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.