Tulipa Black Hero - Double Late Tulip

Tulipa 'Black Hero' is a double-flowering tulip that offers almost black petals arranged in an open cup shape resembling peonies, which is why they are sometimes referred to as peony-flowered tulips. With changing reflections, it is superb in the sun. You can pair it with white or pink tulips to create contrasting effects. All colours go well with it, as do double-flowered varieties, parrot tulips, and lily-flowered tulips. The enormous flowers stand atop 50cm (20in) tall stems, well above the widely lanceolate leaves. The flowers are all different but share their almost black colour. It blooms in April-May.

Tulipa 'Black Hero' belongs to the Liliaceae family. Of horticultural origin, it is currently classified in the group of "Late Doubles," whose main characteristics are their enormous peony-like flowers with numerous petals and their resistance to inclement weather.

They are unmatched for bringing the colours of spring to pots or sunny gardens. This tulip beautifully decorates balconies and patios. When designing your flower beds, you must consider the height and flowering period of the tulips, as these parameters can vary significantly from one cultivar to another. It is wise to plant extra bulbs for cutting, as they make superb cut flowers that last a long time in a vase.

Tulip species are found throughout most of the Old World, from Western Europe to China and Japan, including Eastern Europe, Asia Minor, and Central Asia. Their distribution range also includes North Africa and the Indian subcontinent. The centre of diversity for the genus is in the Pamir and Hindu Kush mountains and the steppes of Kazakhstan.

There are various wild species, many of which are endangered. These include large adventive tulips from cultivated fields, the most well-known being the Agen tulip (Tulipa agenensis), as well as small tulips found in wooded areas or among rocks in the mountains. In cultivation, they are called "botanical tulips", and one of the most common is the wild tulip (T. sylvestris), which used to often grow sheltered by vines and whose subspecies, australis, is known as the southern tulip.