Tulipa Blue Heaven - Multi-stemmed single late tulip

Tulipa ‘Blue Heaven’ is a multi-flowered tulip variety with a rare colour, belonging to the group of single late tulips that bloom towards late spring. Each stem forms a small cluster whose hue is elusive: bronzy pink when opening, then lilac lavender, turning to mauve pink with a bluish sheen. Plant the bulbs in large clumps in your romantic borders. This variety produces very beautiful cut flowers, soft, changeable and unique.

This tulip belongs to the Liliaceae family. ‘Blue Heaven’ is a 2024 novelty classified in the horticultural group of multi-flowered single late tulips. It is a perennial plant by its bulb, often renewed regularly to grow as a spring bulb. It reaches 40cm tall when in flower. Each stem can carry several flower buds. The flowers are single, open, cup-shaped, composed of six satiny tepals (floral parts that serve as petals in tulips). The bud is tinted with bronze, old rose and peach. Then the flower opens to soft lilac, pinkish lavender, powdery mauve, traversed by a bluish sheen depending on the time of day, light and age of the corolla. The underside of the petals retains warmer nuances, giving the flowers a rare depth. The grey-green, broad and lanceolate foliage disappears after flowering. After flowering, allow the leaves to yellow so the bulb replenishes its reserves.
The European history of tulips begins in Ottoman gardens, then passes through Renaissance botanists, before igniting Dutch horticultural passion in the 17th century.

Mix this sublime multi-flowered tulip ‘Blue Heaven’ with the double late variety ‘Mount Tacoma’, ivory white, ‘Angelique’, soft pink, or Triumph tulip ‘Ronaldo’, a deep purple. A few almost black, single late tulips ‘Queen of the Night ' will bring out its lilac, mauve and pearly reflections.
Create a large romantic bouquet with this tulip Blue Heaven: cut some peony ‘Lady Alexandra Duff’, pearl pink, fragrant, columbine ‘Clementine White’, white and double, and Anthriscus sylvestris ‘Ravenswing’ with white umbels and deeply cut purple foliage

Take into account the height and flowering period when designing your tulip borders, as these parameters vary significantly from one cultivar to another. It is a good idea to plant a few extra bulbs for cutting, as they make superb cut flowers that last a long time in a vase.