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Early Season Tulips
Div 1 - Single Early
   Duc van Tol
Div 2 - Double Early
Div 12 - Kaufmanniana
Div 13 - Fosteriana
Div 14 - Greigii
Div 15 - Species

Mid Season Tulips
Div 3 - Triumph
   Mendel
Div 4 - Darwin Hybrid
Div 10 - Parrot

Late Season Tulips
Div 5 - Single Late
   Darwin
   Breeder
Div 6 - Lily-Flowered
Div 7 - Fringed
Div 8 - Viridiflora
Div 9 - Rembrandt
Div 11 - Double Late

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 Mendel Tulips (Now in Division 3 - Triumph Tulips)

Today the Triumph Tulips division (Div. 3) include the Mendel tulips, but the Mendel's are treated separately here as well as by Hortus Bulborum.

The Mendel tulips are named after Gregor Mendel, the monk who is known as the "father of genetics." Mendel tulips were produced in 1921 by E. Krelage who crossed the very early Duc van Tol tulips with Darwins (Krelage also had been instrumental in introducing the tall, late-flowering Darwins in 1889. The Darwins now officially are included in the Single Late Division but are treated here historically as a separate Darwin Group, which corresponds with the practice of Hortus Bulborum).

Outdoors, Mendel tulips bloom somewhat later than the early tulips. Mendel tulips are slender plants with stems which are often too thin. They reach a height of 16in (40cm) and have mid-sized, slim flowers in hues of red, yellow, pink and white. Mendels are good flowers for cutting and are very suitable for the garden. (The above description is based on content at the Tulip World website.

The designation "(HB)" following a tulip name indicates this cultivar is in the collection of Hortus Bublorum, the authority on these tulips.


Adinda, <1926 (HB)

Adoration, <1926 (HB)

Amazone, 1928 (HB)

April Queen, 1922 (HB)

Ascot, c. 1948 (HB)

Athleet, 1942 (HB) "Flower white; 18 inches (45 cm)" -- TG. Image Index: Tulip Gallery.

Barry, 1943 (HB) "Flower pink, white." -- TG. Image Index: Tulip Gallery.

Beauty of Volendam, 1956 (HB) "Flower white, red." -- TG. Image Index: Tulip Gallery.

Beerhorst, ?? (HB)

Bing Crosby, 1947 (HB) "Flower scarlet; 20 inches (50 cm)" -- TG. Image Index: Tulip Gallery.

Bordeaux, <1931 (HB) "Flower white." -- TG. Image Index: Tulip Gallery.

Brahms, <1931 (HB) "Flower pink." -- TG. Image Index: Tulip Gallery.

Brightling, 1925 (HB)

Captiva, <1930 (HB) "Flower white; 20 inches (50 cm)" -- TG. Image Index: Tulip Gallery.

Cattleya, <1929 (HB) "Flower amaranth violet; 18 inches (45 cm)" -- TG. Image Index: Tulip Gallery.

Cellini, 1940 (HB)

Chanteclair, <1928 (HB) "Flower red; 18 inches ( 45 cm)" -- TG. Image Index: Tulip Gallery.

Christmas Surprise, <1926 (HB)

Condor, <1930 (HB) "Flower red; 20 inches (50 cm)" -- TG. Image Index: Tulip Gallery.

Crimson Beauty, <1928 (HB)

Darling, <1926 (HB) "Flower pink; 20 inches (50 cm)" -- TG. Image Index: Tulip Gallery.

De Candolle, <1926 (HB)

Decorator, <1928 (HB)

Delicate, <1928 (HB)

Delice, <1928 (HB) "Flower pink shading into a white base; 18 inches (45 cm)" -- HT and TG. Image Index: Tulip Gallery.

Eagle, <1928 (HB) "Flower pink; 22 inches (55 cm)" -- TG. Image Index: Tulip Gallery.

Early Queen, <1928 (HB)

Edward Elgar, ?? (HB)

Excelsior, <1926 (HB)

Fabiola, <1926 (HB)

Favorite, <1926 (HB) "Flower cherry red; 22 inches (55 cm)" -- TG. Image Index: Tulip Gallery.

Fridtjof Nansen, <1926 (HB)

Fuga, 1930 (HB)

Glory, <1929 (HB

Gypsy, <1928 (HB)

Hadley, 1942 (HB)

Handel, <1926 (HB) "Flower white; 20 inches (50 cm)" -- TG. Image Index: Tulip Gallery.

Handel White, ?? (HB)

Imperator, <1928 (HB)

John Gay, <1932 (HB) "Flower orange; 20 inches (40 cm)" -- TG. Image Index: Tulip Gallery.

Jolijt. <1926 (HB)

Julius Ceasar, 1927 (HB)

King of the Reds, <1926 (HB)

Krelage’s Gold, 1955 (HB)

Krelage’s Triumph, 1927 (HB)

Leonarda, ?? (HB)

Liberty, <1926 (HB)

Market Glory, <1927 (HB)

Mendelberg, <1926 (HB) "Flower white, edged pink; 18 inches (45 cm)" -- TG. Image Index: Tulip Gallery.

Moreno, <1927 (HB)

Napoleon, <1930 (HB)

Octavia, <1927 (HB)

Olga, 1943 (HB) "Flower violet red, edged white; 20 inches (50 cm)" -- TG. Image Index: Tulip Gallery.

Orange Wonder, <1934 (syn.: Tulip of Albany.) (HB) "Fower bronzy orange, shaded scarlet; 18 inches (45 cm)" -- TG. Image Index: Tulip Gallery.

Papaver, <1927 (HB)

Pink Trophy, 1939 (HB)

Piquante, <1926 (HB)

Prince Rose, 1927 (HB)

Professor Keesome, <1928 (HB)

Professor Zeeman, <1927 (HB)

Purpurella, <1930 (HB)

Queen Augusta, <1927 (HB) "Flower crimson pink; 20 inches (50 cm)" -- TG. Image Index: Tulip Gallery.

Radjah, <1928 (HB)

Rose Marie, <1928 (HB)

Scarlet Admiral, <1931 (HB)

Scarlet Wonder, <1926 (HB)

Sonja, <1927 (HB)

Striped Sail, 1960 (HB) :Flower purple,flamed on white; 14 inches (35 cm)" -- TG. Image Index: Tulip Gallery.

Sulphur Triumph, 1944 (HB)

Sultane, <1927 (HB)

The Rose, <1927 (HB)

Tulip of Albany. See: Orange Wonder.

Van der Eerden, <1932 (HB) "Flower Lincoln red; 20 inches (50 cm)" -- TG. Image Index: Tulip Gallery.

Vera, <1929 (HB)

Weber, 1928 (HB) "Flower white, edged rosy lilac; 18 inches (45 cm)" -- TG. Image Index: Tulip Gallery.

Wembley, <1928 (HB)

White Sail, <1930 (HB)

White Virgin, <1932 (HB)

Wizard, <1930 (HB)

Wonderful, <1928 (HB)

Zenober, <1927 (HB) "Flower cochineal carmine; 16 inches (40 cm)" -- TG. Image Index: Tulip Gallery.

Zidorion, <1928 (HB) "Flower crimson red; 16 inches (40 cm)" -- TG. Image Index: Tulip Gallery.

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