Warning: mysql_free_result() expects parameter 1 to be resource, null given in /home/sites/malverleys.co.uk/public_html/plant_detail.php on line 45 Malverleys Garden : Plant Database

Tulipa 'Blue Ribbon'
(Tulip 'Blue Ribbon')

Family - Liliaceae
Category - Bulb
Season of Interest - Spring
Hardiness - H6
Height - 45cm
Width - 15cm

Description: Triumph Tulip

A bulbous Perennial with an upright habit. Grey-green to mid-green Basal Leaves are broadly ovate to lanceolate in shape and pointed at the tips. Single cup-shaped flowers are a bright shade of violet-purple and the margins of the petals fade to lavender-purple with age. Each Bloom has a green base. The flowers are held singly atop upright stems and are produced from mid to late spring. Excellent for use as cut flowers.

Gallery Images:

Flower:

Single cup-shaped flowers are violet-purple, and the margins of the tepals fade to lavender-purple with age. Each bloom has a green base. The flowers are held singly atop upright stems and are produced in April and May.

Flower colour: Purple

Flower shape: Cup-shaped flowers held singly

Flowering time: April, May

Foliage:

Grey-green to mid-green Basal Leaves are broadly ovate to lanceolate in shape and have a waxy texture. The leaves are pointed at the tips and are held at the base of 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.