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Tulip identification

ellisa9ellisa9 Posts: 3
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Hi, can anyone identify this variety of tulip please? The closest I could get was Van Eijk. I’d describe them as light scarlet/coral with very pale pink bottoms. They’re robust and have continued flowering for many years. Flower height is approx 10cm. I’ll plant more once I know which they are. 

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  • Butterfly66Butterfly66 Posts: 970
    Reminds me of Van Eijk and they are reliable returners, but in my experience they are taller.

    The Greigii type tulips are reliable and some of those are shorter
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  • ellisa9ellisa9 Posts: 3
    Hi Butterfly66, thanks for your response. The total height is 58cm including flower head. I’m not sure if that’s classed as a taller variety. I seem to remember buying what I thought were more Van Eijk to compare, but they were more orange. Maybe they were a different variety altogether! 😂
  • Butterfly66Butterfly66 Posts: 970
    Oh, I misunderstood, that’s the right height for Van Eijk. The Van Eijk I’ve had previously were red/pink, definitely not orangey. 
     If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”—Marcus Tullius Cicero
    East facing, top of a hill clay-loam, cultivated for centuries (7 years by me). Birmingham
  • ellisa9ellisa9 Posts: 3
    Brilliant, thanks! Yes, I think the others I bought were a different variety, plus not many have repeat flowered this year. 
    I’m going to buy a boat load of Van Eijk for pots for next year - I just love them 😊
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