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Greigii Tulip 'Red Riding Hood' (Tulipa greigii)

Tulipa greigii Red Riding Hood bloom — Wide open bowl shape

Tulipa greigii Red Riding Hood plant — Striking foliage

Tulipa greigii Red Riding Hood group — Rock garden

Greigii Tulip 'Red Riding Hood': Red Blooms on Striped Foliage

Greigii Tulip 'Red Riding Hood' is a classic cultivar of Tulipa greigii, prized for its combination of bright scarlet-red, bowl-shaped flowers and strikingly mottled, purple-striped foliage. The flowers are relatively short-stemmed (8-12 inches) but large and wide-opening in sun. The foliage provides interest before and after bloom. It flowers in early to mid-spring.

Rock Garden Favorite

Plant bulbs in autumn in well-drained soil, full sun. T. greigii cultivars are reliably perennial and excellent for rock gardens, front of borders, and containers. The decorative foliage extends the season of interest. 'Red Riding Hood' is one of the most popular and widely grown greigii tulips.

Taxonomy

Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Tulipa
Species: greigii
Cultivar: 'Red Riding Hood'

Bulbs: Tulip 'Red Riding Hood' (Greigii): Scarlet Blooms with Striped Foliage; Mandevilla 'Red Riding Hood': A Compact, Flowering Vine for Containers; Amaryllis 'Red Lion' (Hippeastrum 'Red Lion'): Classic Holiday Giant; Triumph Tulip 'Negrita' (Tulipa 'Negrita'): Deep Purple Mid-Season Beauty; Species Tulip (Tulipa turkestanica): Multi-Flowered Wild Tulip; Lady Tulip 'Lady Jane' (Tulipa clusiana); Parrot Tulip 'Rococo' (Tulipa); Triumph Tulip 'Calgary' (Tulipa); Species Tulip 'Unicum': Variegated Foliage and Red Flowers; Lady Tulip (Tulipa clusiana): Elegant Red and White Species Tulip

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