Greigii Tulip 'Red Riding Hood'

I would rate Tulipa 'Red Riding Hood' neutral at best because the blooms lasted only a brief time. Kaufmanniana and greigii tulips are s...Read Moreupposed to be some of the better tulips for the South, so I ordered 'Shakespeare', 'Red Riding Hood', 'Little Beauty', and 'Hearts Delight'. Of these four, 'Shakespeare' was by far the most showy and had very long-lasting brilliant red blooms. At the end of the blooming period, I actually pulled the others up and put them in the compost pile. I will order more 'Shapespeare', but must wait another year or two to see if they really do come back and bloom year after year in north Alabama.

AKA Roodkapje. Hybridized by Hybrida. Introduced in 1953.

A nice heirloom-style tulip with classic greigii form. Rich red flowers with inner patterns bloom in mid to late spring on short stems a...Read Morend mottled foliage. A good perennializable tulip that can grow at the very front of a border wthout interfering.