Tulipa 'Giant Orange Sunrise'
Tulip 'Giant Orange Sunrise' (Greigii)
Tulips are spring-blooming perennials that grow from bulbs, between 10 cms. and 70 cms., depending on the variety. Tulips have a single flowering stem, with strap-shaped leaves at ground level. The flowers are usually goblet-shaped, or star-shaped, with 3 petals and 3 sepals, in a wide range of colours, except blue (tulips with "blue" in their name are more violet, than blue). 'Giant Orange Sunrise' is a Greigii category tulip with the largest of blooms which are a fiery orange-red colour, and foliage has purple markings on them.
Contributed by @Branden
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Tulip 'Giant Orange Sunrise' (Greigii)
Latin name
Tulipa 'Giant Orange Sunrise'
type
Bulb
family
Liliaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.20 M
0.50 M
Tulipa 'Giant Orange Sunrise'
Tulips are spring-blooming perennials that grow from bulbs, between 10 cms. and 70 cms., depending on the variety. Tulips have a single flowering stem, with strap-shaped leaves at ground level. The flowers are usually goblet-shaped, or star-shaped, with 3 petals and 3 sepals, in a wide range of colours, except blue (tulips with "blue" in their name are more violet, than blue). 'Giant Orange Sunrise' is a Greigii category tulip with the largest of blooms which are a fiery orange-red colour, and foliage has purple markings on them.
Planting Outdoors Autumn
From Late Summer TO Mid Autumn
Tulip bulbs are typically planted around late Summer and Autumn, in well-drained soils, normally from 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 cm) deep, depending on the type. Species tulips are normally planted deeper.
Flowering Season
From Late Winter TO Late Spring
Tulip flowers appear from late winter through to late spring depending upon the variety. Tulip flowers come in a wide variety of colors, except pure blue (several tulips with "blue" in the name have a faint violet hue).
Branden