Each flower and tree is interesting to see ~ watch closely the garden unfolds.
 

Tulip 'Bastogne'
Goblet-shaped, imperial red, mid-spring blooms from the Breck's Prize Dutch Tulip Collection.

Unique Characteristics:
Painted- rather than solid- flame red petals with a wash of violet on the outer curves fading to a white base. Upright Darwin - square- form on 19 to 20 inch stems.
Brecks, 10 bulbs.

CULTIVATION: Plant 6 inches deep and 4-5 inches apart. If perennial flowering is desired, apply a balanced fertilizer after planting. Deadhead after flowering. Allow the foliage to yellow for about 6 weeks after flowering before removing it. When growing water moderately, apply a balanced liquid fertilizer weekly for 3 or 4 weeks after flowering, keep dry in summer.
PROPAGATION: Separate offsets after lifting -- 6+ weeks after bloom, replant.
PESTS AND DISEASES: Root and bulb rots are common in wet or poorly drained soil. Gray mold, slugs, snails, aphids, and nematodes are problems.

Tulip 'Bastogne'

Zone: 4 - 6	Sun to partial sun
Height: 6 - 18 inches	Width: Multiply
Bloom Time: Early-Mid Spring	Bloom Color: Red
Location: Front and back	Planted: 23 Oct 2004