Tulipa 'China Pink'
(Tulip 'China Pink')
Family - Liliaceae
Category - Bulb
Origin - Raised in The Netherlands
Year of Introduction - 1944
Season of Interest - Spring
Hardiness - H6
Height - 50cm
Width - 15cm
Location - The Pond Garden
Description: Lily-flowered Tulip
A bulbous Perennial with an upright habit. Grey-green to mid-green leaves are broadly ovate to lanceolate in shape. Single goblet-shaped flowers are clear bright pink. 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:
Clear, bright pink goblet-shaped flowers have slightly reflexed tepals (petals) that are pointed at the tips. Each bloom has an interior white base. The flowers are held singly atop upright stems and are produced in May.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Goblet-shaped tulip 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.