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Orange Emperor Tulip

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Overview

• As regal as they come, 'Orange Emperor' Tulip features large, wide petals in a glowing orange hue, pale buttercup yellow bases, and contrasting black anthers
• Blooming slightly later than other Emperor Tulips, 'Orange Emperor extends the season into mid spring, allowing more time as a garden focal point and cut flower bouquets
• Recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit
• Will naturalize and return for years to come

key features
Botanical Name
Tulipa fosteriana 'Orange Emperor'
Advantages
Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Easy To Grow, Naturalizes, Cut Flowers, Mass Plantings
Growing Zones
Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8
Light Requirements
Full Sun, Half Sun / Half Shade
Soil Moisture
Average
Mature Height
12-24" tall
Bulb Spacing
6 per sq ft
Bloom Time
Mid spring
SKU
AM021761

Description

One of the most famous and popular of the Emperor Tulips, Orange Emperor boasts clear tangerine blooms that seem to glow in the sunlight.
Early in the 20th Century, a talented Dutch hybridizer named Lefeber worked long and hard with a wild tulip called 'Tulipa fosteriana' from Central Asia. It is red, and from it, he hybridized the group that became known as the Emperor Tulips. From the very small wild form, the enormous-flowered, world-famous Red Emperor was introduced in 1931, and is what we now call a member of the 'Fosteriana Tulip' group. In fact, Red Emperor's official variety name is 'Madame Lefeber' in honor of the original hybridizer's wife.
White Emperor, Orange Emperor and a few others now make up this classic group. Every year millions of Emperor Tulips are planted worldwide, and are favorites for mass plantings in parks, botanical gardens, and other public places. They bloom early, are all the same height (shorter than later tulips), and the huge flowers open wide before they fade, almost like huge poppies. Since the Emperors are closely related to a wild species, they are much more 'perennial' than most tulips, making them even more valuable.