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De schoonheid van wilde tulpen, die in de natuur onafzienbare velden kunnen vormen, was zonder twijfel de reden waarom ze lang geleden werden verzameld en in tuinen terecht kwamen. Omdat ze zo variabel van uiterlijk zijn ging men de extra opvallende vormen daaruit selecteren. Later ging men soorten kruisen en werden de beste zaailingen vermeerderd. Dat was ook het geval met de eerste tulp, een rode, die in het westen werd beschreven (1559) en die was opgekweekt uit zaad afkomstig uit Turkije. [ In de volgende 300 jaar werden vanuit heel Voor-, Midden- en Centraal Azië nieuwe tulpen geïntroduceerd, terwijl in het westen steeds meer tulpen werden gekweekt. In de tulpenhandel speelde Holland vanaf het begin een centrale rol. Tijdens de Tulipomania (1634-1637) bracht één enkele bol van de cultivar ‘Admiraal van Enkhuijsen’ een bedrag van 5400 gulden op, gelijk aan van 15 jaarsalarissen van een metselaar. Tegenwoordig zijn er zo’n 5500 geregistreerde cultivars; oude zijn verdwenen, nieuwe komen er telkens weer bij. Alleen door ze te blijven gebruiken in de tuin of de koude kas kunnen de oude cultivars – waardevol Nederlands erfgoed! – behouden blijven. De hier aangeboden cultivars vormen een selectie uit de historische tulpen die voor ons op beperkte schaal worden gekweekt.

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Eremurus fuscus

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Found en masse in Uzbekistan and elsewhere at altitudes of 2000 metres. The flower stalks easily reach a metre and the flower spikes are studded with innumerable soft yellow flowers. The anthers turn brown in a later flowering stage, giving the...

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Fritillaria imperialis 'Argenteovariegata'

Fritillaria 'Argenteovariegata'

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Cultivated since 1771. The available batch comes from the Hortus Bulborum in Limmen. The flower colour is red. The leaves, because that is what it is all about, are green with a silver edge and vary in width.

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Fritillaria 'Aureomarginata'

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Cultivated since 1661. Flower colour: orange-red with a hint of red. The leaves have a distinctive cream-yellow edge.

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Narcissus 'Firetail'

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Intro: before 1910. Division 3. A late, small-cupped daffodil with a brilliant combination of cream-coloured petals and a deep orange cup. From the hands of E. M. Crosfield. The book: Garden Bulbs in Colour, revised edition April 1941, writes...

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T. 'Duc van Tol Max Cramoisie'

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One of the oldest forms, from 1700, arose from a wild form. Low, early-flowering tulip, very suitable for growing in pots, but also to prepare and force into flowering for Christmas.

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T. 'Duc van Tol Red and Yellow'

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Duc van Tol tulip from 1595

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Tulipa 'Absalon'

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Rembrandt tulip from 1780, by an unknown grower. Belonging to the Bizarre Tulips, coffee brown drawing on a yellow ground.

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Tulipa 'Admiral Tromp'

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Breeder tulip pre-1932, introduced by C.G. van Tubergen. Commended with an Award of Merit at Haarlem in 1932.

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Tulipa 'Adonis'

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Rembrandt tulip, type Bijbloemen from 1850. Named after the God Adonis from Greek mythology, an annually dying and resurrecting god. Ivory-coloured flowers with deep purple flames.

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Tulipa 'Aesculapius'

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Breeder tulip from before 1863, from the hands of V. van der Vinne.

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Tulipa 'Alba Regalis'

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Single early tulip from 1620

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Tulipa 'Angélique'

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A beautiful light pink late tulip from 1959

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Tulipa 'Apricot Beauty'

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Intro: 1953. Apricot-coloured, single early tulip.

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Tulipa 'Artist'

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Viridiflora tulip from 1947.

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Tulipa 'Aubade'

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Rembrandt tulip, type Bizzare tulips from 1953. Soft yellow flowers with violet-carmine flares. Quite rare, from the Treasury of Flower Bulbs: Hortus Bulborum.

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Tulipa 'Bacchus'

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Single late tulip, registered on 31 December 1780. Synonyms are: Tulipa 'Regal Purple' and Tulipa 'Royal Purple'.

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Tulipa 'Ballade'

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Lily-flowered tulip from 1953. Elegant flower shape, purple with white edge.

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Tulipa 'Beauty of Bath'

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Rembrandt tulip from 1906, grower unknown. When opened, the soft yellow with pink markings are fantastic, then the flower fades to a beautiful pattern of purple on white.

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Tulipa 'Black and White'

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A Rembrandt tulip of unknown origin and unknown breeder. Shades of dark purple-black and violet on white background.

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Tulipa 'Black Parrot'

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Beautiful, almost black parrot tulip from 1937.

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Tulipa 'Bleu Aimable'

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Darwin tulip, or single late tulip from 1916. Fragrant!

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Tulipa 'Blue Parrot'

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Mr J.F.Ch. Dix found this Parrot tulip in a batch of Tulipa 'Bleu Aimable', this happened before 1927. In 1935, Blue Parrot was awarded an Award of Merit by the K.A.V.B.

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Tulipa 'Bridesmaid'

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Rembrandt tulip, introduced around 1900 by an unknown grower. Rose-red marked on a white background. Belongs to the Rosen.

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Tulipa 'Cardinal Manning'

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A Breeder tulip from before 1913, from an unknown grower. Synonyms are Tulipa 'Goliath' and Tulipa 'Kingscourt'. Deep pink, pink flowers at the edges. Cardinal Henry Edward Manning (1808-1892) was a British clergyman and cardinal of the Roman...

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Tulipa 'Cardinal Mindszenty'

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White Murillo tulip.

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Tulipa 'Carnaval de Nice'

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Double flowered with red flames, from 1953.

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Tulipa 'Charles Le Brun' -broken-

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Originating from the Hortus Bulborum under the name: Tulipa 'Lebrun' -broken-. Presumably this is the broken form of the cultivar Darwin tulip 'Charles Le Brun'. In 1891, Krelage had six lines of it.

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Tulipa 'Clara Butt'

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A for the 19th century a modern tulip. Late-flowering, long, slender, a soft colour and mostly beautiful. Introduced at the time in 1889 and a popular soft pink tulip for many years.

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Tulipa 'Columbine Foliage Variegated'

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A variegated mutant of a Rembrandt tulip introduced before 1929 by A.D. Hall. It is the 'broken' Breeders' Tulip Tulpa 'Columbine' in the colour combination heliotrope and white.

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Tulipa 'Columbine'

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A Rembrandt tulip from before 1929, introduced by A.D. Hall. It is the 'broken' Breeder tulip Tulipa 'Columbine'.

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Tulipa 'Cottage Maid'

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This Single Early Tulip from an unknown grower from 1857. Deep pink with white flowers.

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Tulipa 'Couleur Cardinal'

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A triumph tulip from 1845.

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Tulipa 'Don Quichotte'

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Triumph tulip from 1952.

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Tulipa 'Duc de Berlin'

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Single early tulip from 1860 from an unknown grower. Fragrant flowers with an attractive red-yellow colour.

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Tulipa 'Duc van Tol Aurora'

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Duc van Tol tulip from 1700. Golden yellow with irregularly shaped orange-red flames.

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Tulipa 'Duc van Tol Cochineal'

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Duc van Tol tulip from 1700, grower unknown. Cochineal is a bright red dye extracted from parasitic insects.

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Tulipa 'Duc van Tol Double'

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Duc van Tol tulip from 1830, grower unknown. Synonym Tulipa 'Scarlet King'.

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Tulipa 'Duc van Tol Rose'

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Duc van Tol tulip from 1700, grower unknown.

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Tulipa 'Duc van Tol Salmon'

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Duc van Tol tulip, which was marketed by E.H. Krelage & Son around 1914.

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Tulipa 'Duc van Tol Scarlet'

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The Duc van Tol tulip was introduced by the firm W.J. Eldering & Son of Overveen in 1850, first under the name Tulipa 'Dolphin'. But became "because of its very early flowering, which falls about the same as that of Duc van Tholl varieties, under...

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Tulipa 'Duc van Tol Violet'

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Duc van Tol tulip from 1700, grower unknown.

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Tulipa 'Duc van Tol White'

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Duc van Tol tulip from 1805, grower unknown.

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Tulipa 'Duchesse de Parma'

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A Single Early Tulip from 1820, bronze crimson with an orange-yellow border.

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Tulipa 'Estella Rijnveld'

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Parrot tulip from 1954.

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Tulipa 'Gadelan'

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A sport of Tulipa 'Sensation', found in 1926. This beautiful violet-purple Parrot tulip with emerald green spots on the outside of the flower, was awarded an Award of Merit in 1926 and a First Class Certificate in 1930. Both awards had been given...

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Tulipa 'George Grappe'

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Breeder tulip from 1939, named after Georges Pierre François Grappe (1872-1947), an author whose works include 140 works and 519 publications in four languages.

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Tulipa 'Gerard Dou'

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Double early tulip from 1960

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Tulipa 'Gipsy Girl'

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A 1951 Rembrandt tulip, registered at the time by C. Colijn & Son. Belonging to the Bijbloemen Group. Soft purple flowers with white flares.

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Tulipa 'Groenland'

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Viridiflora tulip from 1955. Pale pink with green.

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Tulipa 'Inner Wheel' -broken-

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A Rembrandt tulip, not yet very old, from 1987, registered at the time by F. Roozen. The outside of the flower is violet-purple to cobalt-purple, spiral red at the top, on the underside are greenish-white spots. The inside shows a cyclamen purple...

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Tulipa 'Insulinde'

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A pre-1915 Rembrandt tulip registered by Krelage & Son. Extracted from a Darwin Tulip was the flamed 'Insulinde', which is initially soft yellow with violet striping. The pattern then changes to a pattern of pale yellow and white and purple flames.

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Tulipa 'James Wild'

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A Single Late Tulip introduced by Walker before 1939, also attributed to the English Breeder Tulips. Olive-brown flowers, yellow underneath.

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Tulipa 'Joost van den Vondel'

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A Single Early Tulip from 1850, recorded at the time by Leembruggen. "Tulip is distinguished besides by its bright colours by a very noble form and is rightly ranked all around among the best early Tulips."

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Tulipa 'Jules Favres'

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Breeder tulip from 1913, originating from an unknown grower. Named after Jules Claude Gabriel Favre (1809-1880), a French politician.

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Tulipa 'Julia Farnese'

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An 1850 Rembrandt tulip, registered by Slater. Possibly named after the Italian noblewoman Giulia Farnese (1474-1524). This is a 'broken' Breeder Tulip.

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Tulipa 'Keizerskroon'

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A Single Early Tulip from 1750 by an unknown grower, also known by the sysnonym Tulipa 'Grand Duc'. The stately red-yellow tulip won an Award of Merit at the RHS in 1993. "Belongs to the best of the currently known single early varieties in the...

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Tulipa 'Koh-I-Noor'

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Single early tulip from 1895 with deep velvety red flowers that are in an unusual shape, the petals forming an angular crown. Named after one of history's most famous diamonds: Mountain of Light.

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Tulipa 'Koningin Wilhelmina'

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A fragrant 1965 Darwin tulip, a sport of Tulipa 'Lefeber's Favorite'. Warm orange flowers, lighter orange-yellow at the edges. At the time, this long-flowering beauty was registered by C. Nieuwenhuis and received several international awards in...

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Tulipa 'La Joyeuse'

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Breeder tulip from before 1863, from the hands of V. van der Vinne.

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Tulipa 'La Reine Maxima'

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Single early tulip from 1912 from an unknown grower. White with a pink tinge. "Larger quantities of La Reine are grown and bred every year than of any other tulip variety. It can be brought forward well and is especially valuable for bindery. It...

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Tulipa 'Lac van Rijn'

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In the winter of 1637, on the 5th February, two bulbs of the frequently in prints immortalised 'Lac van Rijn' were sold at the last auction of the Tulip fever which was held in Nieuwe Schutters Doelen in Alkmaar.

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Tulipa 'Lady Catherine Gordon'

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Rembrandt tulip from before 1939, a 'broken' Breeder Tulip. Lady Catherine Gordon (1474-1537) was a Scottish noblewoman.

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Tulipa 'Le Printemps' -broken-

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A Rembrandt tulip from 1904, grower unknown. Deep purple flowers with white feathers.

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Tulipa 'Mabel'

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A pre-1915 Rembrandt tulip, probably around 1856, introduced by Martin. A 'broken' Breeder Tulip, deep pinkish red on a white ground. Rosen.

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Tulipa 'Madras'

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Breeder tulip from before 1913, fragrant. Probably named after the ancient name for the city of Chennai in India.

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Tulipa 'Maryland'

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Breeder tulip from 1930.

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Tulipa 'Maureen'

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Single late tulip with very large, white flowers.

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Tulipa 'May-Blossom' -broken-

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A Rembrandt tulip from the Hortus Bulborum collection, offered under the name 'Merry Blossom', presumably 'May-blossom' is the correct name. Creamy white flowers, intensely purple flamed.

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Tulipa 'Melva'

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Breeder tulip pre-1931.

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Tulipa 'Miss Ellen Moore'

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A Single Early Tulip from 1927, yellow with scarlet flowers.

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Tulipa 'Mount Tacoma'

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White double late tulip from 1924

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Tulipa 'Mrs. Harold I. Pratt'

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Breeder tulip registered on 31 December 1926 by E.H. Krelage & Son. A sport of Tulipa 'Buff Picture'.

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Tulipa 'Old Times'

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Breeder tulip from 1919, there is also talk of a rediscovery in 1905, so the year 1919 is not entirely certain. Previously classified as Cottage-Tulips.

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Tulipa 'Orange Beauty'

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Breeder tulip from 1905.

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Tulipa 'Paeony Red'

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Double late tulip from 1700, the grower is unknown. Tulipa 'Paeony Gold' is a sport from this tulip.

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Tulipa 'Pieter Geraedts'

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Lovely fragrant red Murillo tulip from 1952, named after Petrus Christina Wijnandus Cornelis Geraedts (1911-1978), a Dutch painter, sculptor and glazier.

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Tulipa 'Prince of Wales'

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Broad tulip from 1863, The Prince of Wales is a title reserved for the British heir to the throne.

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Tulipa 'Prinses Irene'

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Triumph tulip from 1949.

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Tulipa 'Purissima'

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White fosteriana tulip from 1943. Perennial.

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Tulipa 'Queen of Night'

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A single late, almost black tulip from 1944.

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Tulipa 'Red Champion'

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A 1930s parakeet tulip cultivated by H.M. Ruysenaars. A mutation of Bartigon, an 1894 tulip from the breeder Krelage. Awarded an Award of Merit in the year of introduction. From Tulipa ' Red Champion', the well-known Parrot Tulip 'Estella...

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Tulipa 'Rembrandt Tulp'

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Rembrandt tulip from 1915, nicely veined with deep purple drawing on a white, yellow-tinted background. from the collection of the Hortus Bulborum in Limmen.

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Tulipa 'Rosamunde Huykman'

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Single Early Tulip from before 1895 from an unknown grower. "The addition Huykamn to the name Rosamundi is intended to avoid confusion with the tulip La Reine, sometimes also called Rosamundi."

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Tulipa 'Royal Souvereign'

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Rembrandt tulip said to have been introduced around 1820, from Strong's hands. Registered on 31-12-1843, under the name Tulipa 'Charles X'. The golden yellow tulip with mahogany red markings is better known by the name: T. 'Royal Souvereign', but...

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Tulipa 'Rubella' -broken-

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A Rembrandt tulip from 1903. Yellow with crimson flames on a white background.

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Tulipa 'Rubens' -broken-

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Rembrandt tulip. The broken form of Darwin tulip 'Rubens' of which Krelage owned a small lot in 1891. Rose-red flowers with yellow feathers, fairly large flower.

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Tulipa 'Saskia'

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A pre-1958 Rembrandt tulip, registered by T. Storer. It is the 'broken' Tulipa 'Eclipse', crimson, purple and yellow-green on a white background.

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Tulipa 'Sieraad van Flora'

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Won and introduced before 1892 by E.H. Krelage & Son. The Hortus Bulborum classifies this tulip among the Darwin tulips, while the K.A.V.B. keeps it as a Single Late tulip.

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Tulipa 'Silver Standard'

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A 1760 Rembrandt tulip, from an unknown grower. Also classified among the Single Early Tulips, under the name 'Zilveren Standaard'. "Among the early-flowering striped Tulips it is one of the most beautiful, and it is suitable for general use....

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Tulipa 'Simon Bolivar'

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Breeder tulip from 1880, named after Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (1783-1830) a South American freedom fighter.

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