Flowering period: early
Average plant height: 12.5 – 15 cm
Spacing between bulbs: 8-10 cm
Type of bulb: bulb
This is one of the few tulips from this group of botanical tulips, for which a considerable number of cultivated forms are known. It is one of the lowest-growing tulips known (‘humilis’ means ‘low’). Its narrow leaves often have a red edging. A perfect little tulips for the rock garden.
Most significant cultivars
- ‘Eastern Star’: magenta-rose with a bronze-green flame and a canary-yellow base
- ‘Obalisque’: spirea-red on the outside and purple on the inside
- ‘Persian Pearl’: magenta-rose on the outside and cyclamen-purple on the inside
- Tulipa pulchella var. violacea: purple-violet with a black base
