Tulipa 'Blue Heron'
(Tulip 'Blue Heron')
Family - Liliaceae
Category - Bulb
Season of Interest - Spring
Hardiness - H6
Height - 60cm
Width - 15cm
Location - The Pond Garden
Description: Fringed Tulip
A bulbous Perennial with an upright habit. Grey-green to mid-green leaves are broadly ovate to lanceolate in shape and pointed at the tips. Single cup-shaped flowers are a deep shade of violet-blue and have a delicate fringe around the margins of the petals. The petals lighten to nearly white around the margins, including the fringe, as the flower matures. The Blooms are held singly atop upright stems and are produced in late spring. Excellent for use as cut flowers.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Single cup-shaped flowers are lilac-blue and have a delicate fringe around the margins of the tepals (petals). The tepals lighten to nearly white around the margins (including the fringe) as the flower matures. The blooms are held singly atop upright stems and are produced in May.
Flower colour: Purple, lilac
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 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.