Tulipa 'Little Princess', a fiery gem
of a dwarf tulip, listed as a cross between
T. hageri and T. aucheriana, however each of those parent species is itself in
question. No matter, the blended coppery orange flowers on 3" stems
make this
a must for the rock garden. The flowers have a pleasant light
fragrance.
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What I like about this Tulip, is the range of
colors shown in the flowers,
worthy of close examination. The blooms are a rather unique coppery
melon color, the outside tinged with green, and inside, with prominent
black
anthers. Most tulips go through a metamorphosis of color, and this
one
is no less surprisingly, changing to an intense fiery red as the flowers
age
and the flower stems elongate from 3" to about 5" tall (see
below, taken
approximately two weeks after the flowers first opened).
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