Tulipa ‘Little Princess’ – Species or Wild Tulip

Tulipa ‘Little Princess’ has orange flowers brushed with flecks of deeper orange and red. Inside, a blue-black heart edged in yellow anchors six pointed orange petals. Details: four-inches tall, blooms mid-late spring, USDA Zones 3-7 (pre-chill 7b-10), a Dutch hybrid of two wild tulips: Tulipa hageri (native to Crete) and T. aucheriana (native to Iran). A top source for bulbs to plant this fall is Colorblends, a Connecticut-based flowerbulb wholesaler that sells direct to land care professionals and home gardeners across the country. See Colorblends.com or call 1-888-847-8637 for a printed catalog.