The following is a list of tulip species and cultivars which have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. They are bulbous perennials, originally from sunny, open habitats in Europe and Asia. Thousands of cultivars are available in a huge range of sizes, shapes and colours (other than pure blue). They are usually sold as bulbs to be planted in autumn and winter for flowering in mid- to late spring. They are frequently treated as bedding plants, accompanied by other seasonal favourites such as wallflowers and forget-me-nots, flowering for one season before being discarded. However, in favoured locations they can be left in the ground to re-appear the following and subsequent years. Like many other bulbous plants they require a hot, dry dormant period in the summer.

Groups Tulips are divided into 15 distinct groups:- Single early - cup-shaped flowers to in diameter, often margined with contrasting colour; early to mid-spring Double early - fully double bowl-shaped flowers to in diameter, often margined with contrasting colour; mid-spring Triumph - single flowers to in diameter; mid- to late spring Darwin hybrid - single flowers to in diameter; mid- to late spring Single late - cup-shaped flowers to in diameter, includes the old cottage and Darwin groups; late spring Lily-flowered - long, narrow blooms with flared, pointed petals; late spring Fringed - edges of petals are fringed with a different colour; late spring Viridiflora - flowers striped with green, or entirely green; late spring Rembrandt - "broken" colours (striped or feathered) caused by a virus; late spring Parrot - unevenly striped with irregularly cut edges; late spring Double late - peony-shaped fully double flowers; late spring Kaufmanniana - T. kaufmanniana and its hybrids, multi-coloured; early to mid-spring Fosteriana - T. fosteriana and its hybrids; mid-spring Greigii - T. greigii and its hybrids; early to mid-spring Miscellaneous - all species and hybrids not included elsewhere; the smaller species require sharp drainage and are best grown in an alpine garden

Listing name species division colour height (cm) ref image Ad Rem Darwin orange-red 60 Ali Baba greigii red 25 Ancilla Kaufmanniana white/red 20 Angélique double late pink (pale)/green 30 Angel's Wish single late white 50 Apricot Beauty single early pink (apricot) 35 Apricot Parrot parrot pink (apricot) 60 Artist viridiflora salmon/purple/green 50 Aucher's Tulip Tulipa aucheriana miscellaneous rose-pink 25 60px Ballade lily-flowered pink/white 50 Ballerina lily-flowered orange/red 60 Barcelona triumph pink 45 Batalinii Group Tulipa linifolia miscellaneous yellow (pale) 20 Beau Monde triumph pink/white 45 Belle du Monde single late pink (pale) 65 Black Parrot parrot maroon (dark) 50 Blue Heron fringed violet/mauve 60 Bright Gem Tulipa linifolia miscellaneous yellow/orange 20 Burning Heart Darwin cream/red 100 Calgary triumph white 25 Calgary Flames triumph white/yellow 25 Canasta fringed red/white 40 Candela Fosteriana yellow 35 Cape Town single early yellow/red 45 Capri Darwin hybrid red 50 Carnaval de Nice double late white/red 40 Casa Grande Greigii red 50 China Pink lily-flowered pink (rose) 50 China Town viridiflora pink/green 30 Corsage greigii orange 25 Cynthia Tulipa clusiana miscellaneous cream/pink 25 Daydream Darwin hybrid orange 50 Don Quichotte triumph cerise pink 45 Dordogne single late orange/pink 65 Dreamland single late pink/white 60 Drumline double late rose/white 50 Early Harvest Kaufmanniana red/yellow 25 Esperanto viridiflora red/cream/pink 25 Exotic Sun fringed yellow double 45 Fancy Frills fringed pink/white 45 Fantasy parrot pink (salmon) 50 Fidelio triumph pink/yellow 40 Fringed Beauty fringed orange/yellow 35 Fusilier Tulipa praestans miscellaneous red (scarlet) 30 Gavota triumph yellow/maroon 50 Gerbrand Kieft double late pink/green 40 Halcro single late pink (carmine) 50 Honky Tonk Tulipa linifolia miscellaneous yellow (pale) 25 Ivory Floradale Darwin hybrid white (ivory) 60 Juan fosteriana orange/yellow 25 Kiev greigii yellow/red 30 Kingsblood single late red 60 Lady Jane Tulipa clusiana miscellaneous pink/white 25 Lilac Wonder Tulipa saxatilis miscellaneous pink (pale)/yellow 25 Little Beauty miscellaneous pink/purple/red 12 Little Princess miscellaneous orange/yellow/black 12.5 60px Maureen single late yellow (pale) 60 Menton single late pink/orange 73 Monte Carlo double early yellow 30 Moonlight Girl lily-flowered yellow/white 55 Mother's Love Greigii red/yellow 25 Ollioules Darwin hybrid pink (flesh) 40 Olympic Flame Darwin hybrid yellow/red 50 Orange Emperor fosteriana orange 45 Orange Princess double late orange 30 Oranje Nassau double early orange/red 35 Oranjezon Darwin hybrid orange 55 Oratorio Greigii orange/pink 20 Oxford Darwin hybrid orange (scarlet)/yellow 60 Parade Darwin hybrid red (scarlet) 50 Paul Scherer triumph purple 50 Peppermintstick Tulipa clusiana miscellaneous pink/white 30 Pink Impression Darwin hybrid pink (deep) 55 Plaisir Greigii red/yellow 15 Prinses Irene Triumph orange/purple 35 Purissima Fosteriana white (cream) 35 Red Georgette single late red 40 Red Hat fringed red 50 Red Impression Darwin hybrid red 60 Red Princess double late red 35 Red Riding Hood Greigii red (scarlet) 20 Red Shine lily-flowered red (ruby) 60 Reputation triumph red/white 45 Seadov triumph red 30 Sensual Touch fringed orange 40 Showwinner Kaufmanniana red (scarlet) 20 Sorbet single late white/red 60 Spring Green viridiflora white/green 40 Spryng triumph red 30 Starlight Tulipa bifloriformis miscellaneous yellow (pale) 5 Stockholm double early red 30 Stresa Kaufmanniana red/yellow 25 Strong Gold triumph yellow 45 Tangerine Beauty Tulipa vvedenskyi miscellaneous orange/yellow 20 Temple of Beauty single late pink (deep, salmon) 60 Timeless triumph red/white 45 Tinka miscellaneous yellow/red 25 Toronto Greigii red (coral) 20 Trinket Greigii red/cream 20 Tulipa altaica miscellaneous yellow 25 Tulipa clusiana var chrysantha miscellaneous yellow 5 Tulipa kolpakowskiana miscellaneous yellow/green 20 Tulipa linifolia miscellaneous red (scarlet) 20 Tulipa sprengeri miscellaneous red 50 Tulipa tarda miscellaneous white/yellow 15 Tulipa turkestanica miscellaneous white/yellow 30 Tulipa urumiensis miscellaneous yellow 20 United States Greigii yellow/red 25 Vincent van Gogh fringed purple 50 White Triumphator lily-flowered white 60 World Expression single late yellow/red 55 Yellow Baby double early yellow 20 Zampa greigii cream/yellow/red 20

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