Varieties and cultivation of red tulips

Tulip is a flower that amazes with its beauty and great variety. In the modern world, there are a huge number of varieties of tulips. Breeders have achieved excellent results in the creation of hybrid varieties. Not every person knows how to choose the right variety so that the flower bed blooms all spring without interruption. In this article, you will learn about popular varieties of red tulips and their hybrid varieties. We will also tell you how to choose and grow such flowers correctly.

Early blooming scarlet tulips are the very first flowers that sprout in gardeners' beds. They differ from mid-flowering and late-flowering in size, shape, and abundance of colors. The flowering period for these species is from late March to late May.

Simple early.

• Duc vanTol - refers to small plants with inflorescences up to 15-22 cm long. The peduncle has a beautiful red color with a yellow border. It begins to bloom from the end of March. Looks great in a group with other flowers in a flower bed.
• "Gesner" (Schrenk) - refers to low plants. These are red and yellow flowers, but there are also red-yellow colors. They are in high demand among gardeners. They are propagated by seeds. The height of these flowers is up to 16-22 cm.
• Brilliant star - a class that differs from others in an amazingly bright wine color and dark specks at the bottom. The total length of this plant reaches 30 cm, and the inflorescence can grow up to 7 cm long. Good endurance is noted.
• Couleur cardinal - flowers with a delightful ruby ​​color. It has a beautiful, smooth transition from the bottom to the top. At the base it is dark purple, and closer to the top it is light scarlet. Length up to 42 cm. Has good resistance to adverse conditions.

There are several differences between simple and double-flowered varieties with an early flowering period. Terry has more leaves than simple ones. Terry species bloom later than simple ones for several weeks. Shaggy species are slightly larger and more powerful than simple ones. The growth of such varieties reaches 25 cm. These species contain double the number of leaves at the perianth.

Terry early.

• Bonanza - has a bright fiery brown color with a yellow border around the edges. The sizes of all petals are almost the same.
• Electra - has a bright purple color. The leaves are quite thick and wavy, with a satin-like texture.

The varieties that bloom all May are called mid-flowering. These species have large inflorescences. The length of the peduncles does not exceed 55 cm. The color of the leaves is bluish-green. Varieties of flowers of the "Triumph" class are classified as medium-sized. Height can reach 65 cm. They have large peduncles. They have very powerful stems. They lend themselves well to forcing. They are characterized by good stability.

• Armani - with a bright dark brown color. A large peduncle along the edge is decorated with a white border.
• Charmeur is a large bright red tulip.

Darwin's hybrid classes are glass-shaped and large inflorescences. This variety has the brightest reds and yellows. But most often the two-tone version prevails. These hybrids can be up to 75 cm in length. This is the merit of many years of selection. The bottom of the perianths is rectangular. These plants are recognized as the most resistant.

• Oxford is a scarlet flower with a yellow bottom.
• Apeldoorn - has an orange-red color, a dark base and a blurred yellow border.
• London - has wide-open flowers with a rich wine color and a dark base. There is a blurred yellow border along the edges of the petals.

This class has the most spectacular colors and shapes.

Late simple varieties have late flowering periods, have large, classic-shaped flowers. Plant growth does not exceed 60 cm.

• "Gesner" - with vintage dark red oval flowers.
• President hoover - dark red peduncle (type "Gesner").
• Multi-flowered classes - have the peculiarity of releasing several peduncles on one stem. This feature gives these plants elegance and showiness. Among the best species is the red Georgette.

The lily-colored class of tulips is very easy to recognize by the elongated petals bent at the ends. Outwardly, they resemble lily flowers. They have a complex color. They are not very large varieties. Not endowed with good stability. However, they are beyond competition in beauty and elegance.

• Captain fryatt - has a unique color. The base of the perianth is lilac, which changes to ruby ​​at the apex. The petals are narrow, long and strongly pointed at the tips.
• Aladdin - has a deep dark red color. The bottom of the flower is slightly narrowed. The petals are strongly pointed at the ends. There is a bright yellow border along the edges of the petals.

The name of the class "Rembrandt" speaks for itself. The main feature is the complex, variegated coloring. Plants have a simple goblet shape. They have low resistance. They require a special approach to growing.

Parrot red varieties got their name because of their similarity to the feathers of parrots. Flower petals have a different fancy appearance, color and structure with many blotches and folds. Plant growth reaches 70 cm. A fully opened flower bed can be up to 15 cm in diameter.

• Estella Rijnveld - bright crimson-red color with dense corrugated petals. A characteristic feature is a green brushstroke strictly in the middle of the petal.
• Parrot prince - the owner of flowers of irregular shape of lilac color. Peduncles are very large, shaggy.
• Black parrot - dark purple with strongly corrugated petals.

Late double tulips are highly resistant. The flowering period is late. They have dense peony flowers. When blooming, each of them has up to 20 petals. These varieties are quite tall with a sturdy stem.

• Redwood - has a rich wine color. The main feature is the multifloral nature.
• Dream touch - has a deep lilac color with a transition to lavender.

Tulips require certain favorable conditions such as lighting and soil characteristics. These plants are very fond of light, strong shading is undesirable for them. The soil for planting should be of good quality and well worked, as well as sufficiently drained, light and nutritious. This plant will not survive in acidic soil. It should be planted only in neutral or slightly alkaline soil.

Soil organic matter should be introduced in advance a couple of days or even weeks in advance. These plants do not like fresh organic matter, drafts and winds. It is better to protect tulips in advance.

Reproduction occurs vegetatively. The simplest way is to separate the daughter stepsons from the main bulb, and then plant them as independent sprouts. The stepchildren on the bulb are formed annually.Therefore, this breeding method is considered the simplest and most popular.

Planting methods depend on what role flowers will play in flower beds. If you want tulips to grow side by side in a small group, then you can plant them in a common large hole.

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If you want to plant flowers in large quantities over a large area, then the bulbs should be planted in trenches, the depth of which should not exceed 20 cm. The distance between the bulbs should be from 7 to 15 centimeters, depending on the size of the bulbs.

A comfortable method for disembarking is plastic braids with a lattice bottom. They are comfortable in that they can help form flower patterns on the flower garden, they simplify the process of digging out the bulbs after flowering. These baskets are usually available at gardening stores.

You will learn about three interesting ways to plant tulips in the video below.