Tulipa – Amberglow

The peacocks and parrots of the bulb world, tulips offer more sizes, shapes and colors than you can imagine for any type of garden design scheme. They are an incredible source of inexpensive color for the garden. Almost every color in the spectrum is available except true blue. Intensity of the colors sometimes varies according to climate and even from one season to another. Divided into 15 divisions usually depending on shape, bloom time or heritage. The explanation and description of each division is found in quotes (" ") and in caps on the following pages and was taken directly from the Royal General Bulbgrowers' Association's 1996 publication of the Classified List and International Register of Tulip Names, Johan van Scheepen, editor. Plant 4 × their height deep (8"–10" for regular sized tulips; 4"–6" for small tulips); bulbs are 12/+cm unless otherwise noted.

“Single flowered cultivars, stem of medium length, midseason flowering. Originally the result of hybridization between cultivars of the Single Early Group and
the Single Late Group.” Widest range of colors and heights; Note: Approximately 10% of all tulips produced are purchased for outdoor garden use. Since 90% of the market is being used for pot culture, naturally, that’s also where most of the hybridizing efforts and production dollars are being spent. ‘Triumph Tulips’ are used mainly for forcing and are the largest group of tulips available; very showy but generally not as perennial; whz 3-8; most bloom mid spring. Great combined with mid season daffodils, hyacinths, muscari, anemones, species tulips and Leucojum. 12/+ cm unless otherwise noted.