Tulipa 'Bleu Aimable'
(Tulip 'Bleu Aimable')
Family - Liliaceae
Category - Bulb
Hybrid Parents - A sport of Tulipa 'Blue Parrot'
Year of Introduction - 1910
Season of Interest - Spring
Hardiness - H6
Height - 60cm
Width - 15cm
Location - The Cool 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 and upright. Single cup-shaped flowers are lavender-mauve. The colour intensifies with age. The flowers are held singly atop upright stems and are produced in late spring. Excellent for use as cut flowers.
Flower:
Single cup-shaped flowers are lavender-mauve and gradually turn to a deeper shade of blue with age. The flowers are held singly atop upright stems and are produced in May.
Flower colour: Purple
Flower shape: Single 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 upright and 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.