Tulipa 'Little Beauty'

Common Name: miscellaneous tulip 

Type: Bulb

Family: Liliaceae

Zone: 3 to 8

Height: 0.25 to 0.50 feet

Spread: 0.25 to 0.50 feet

Bloom Time: April

Bloom Description: Red petals with a blue and white center

Sun: Full sun

Water: Medium

Maintenance: Low

Flower: Showy, Fragrant, Good Cut

Tolerate: Black Walnut

Garden locations

Culture

Grow in organically rich, fertile, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Best with cool, moist winters and warm dry summers. Plant bulbs 4-6” deep (three times the depth of the bulb) in fall. In heavy clay soils, a slightly shallower depth is best. Space bulbs 2-5” apart depending on plant size. Tulips may be grown as perennials or as annuals. Species tulips often perform better than hybrid plants as perennials. When growing tulips as perennials, promptly remove spent flower stems after bloom (prevents seeding), but do not remove foliage until it yellows. In most cases, tulip performance declines substantially starting with the second year. Many growers prefer growing tulips, particularly hybrids, as annuals.

'Little Beauty' bulbs are cold hardy but may be sensitive to heat, so despite their small size, the bulbs should be planted 8 inches deep to protect them from hot dry soil in summer.

Tulipa 'Little Beauty' - Plant Finder (missouribotanicalgarden.org)