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Tulipa 'Black Hero'
(Tulip 'Black Hero')

Family - Liliaceae
Category - Bulb
Hybrid Parents - Bred from Tulipa 'Queen of Night'
Season of Interest - Spring
Hardiness - H6
Height - 45cm
Width - 15cm

Description: Double Late Tulip

A bulbous Perennial with an upright habit. Grey-green to mid-green leaves are broadly ovate to lanceolate in shape and upright. Double bowl-shaped Blooms are dark purplish-red, almost black. The flowers are held singly atop upright stems and produced in late spring. Excellent for use as cut flowers.

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Flower:

Double blooms are deep purplish-red (almost black) and bowl-shaped. The flowers are held singly atop upright stems and produced in April and May.

Flower colour: Purple, red

Flower shape: Double bowl-shaped flowers held singly

Flowering time: April, May

Foliage:

Grey-green to mid-green leaves are broadly ovate to lanceolate in shape and have a waxy texture. The leaves are upright and mostly held at the base of the stems with few 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. Plant in a position that is sheltered from strong wind.