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Tulipa 'Double Red Riding Hood'
(Tulip 'Double Red Riding Hood')

Family - Liliaceae
Category - Bulb
Origin - Raised in The Netherlands
Year of Introduction - 1999
Season of Interest - Spring
Hardiness - H6
Height - 25cm
Width - 15cm

Description: Greigii Tulip

A bulbous Perennial with an upright habit. Broadly ovate to lanceolate, leaves are grey-green to mid-green with attractive maroon mottling. The flowers are double bowl-shaped, and a vivid shade of scarlet red. The flowers are held singly atop stout, upright stems and are produced from early to mid-spring. Excellent for use as cut flowers.

Flower:

Double bowl-shaped flowers are a vibrant shade of scarlet red. The blooms are held singly atop upright stems and are produced in March and April.

Flower colour: Red

Flower shape: Bowl-shaped flowers held singly

Flowering time: March, April

Foliage:

Grey-green to mid-green leaves with maroon mottling are broadly ovate in shape and have a waxy texture. The leaves have undulating margins and are mostly 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. Plant in a position that is sheltered from strong wind.