Tulipa 'Double Red Riding Hood' (14/v) | tulip 'Double Red Riding Hood'

Bulbs

A compact bulbous perennial to 25cm with green leaves, flushed with purple and large, double red flowers appearing from March to April

Position

Full sun, Partial shade

Chalk, Loam, Sand

0.1-0.5 metres

0.1-0.5 metres

Chalk Loam Sand

Full sun Partial shade

Family: Liliaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Foliage: Deciduous
Habit: Columnar upright
Potentially harmful: Harmful if eatenskin allergen. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling. Pets: Harmful if eatenskin allergen - for further information and contact numbers regarding pets, see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants
Genus: Tulipa are bulbous perennials with characteristic flowers, in a wide range of colours, in spring
Name Status: Unresolved
Horticultural Group

Horticultural Classification Codes

Horticultural Classification Codes are often given to genera which have a large number of species or cultivars. They are used to categorise cultivated plants based on specific, shared characteristics such as shape, colour, size or flowering time, and can be displayed as letters or numbers

For example:
Dahlia ‘Sunset Kate (Sin) = Single flower
Rosa ‘Marigold’ (HT) = Hybrid Tea: Greigii Group tulips have large, single, bowl-shaped flowers in the range yellow to red, often with contrasting margins, and flower in early and mid-spring; the grey-green leaves are usually mottled with purple or maroon

Plant 10 to 15cm deep in fertile, well-drained soil with shelter from strong winds and protection from excessive wet. See tulip cultivation

Propagate by lifting and separating offsets; see bulb propagation

Deadhead after flowering; allow foliage to die down naturally

May be susceptible to slugs, aphids and stem and bulb eelworm; squirrels may eat the bulbs

May be susceptible to tulip fire and bulb rot in poorly drained soil