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Early Star
Tulips
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Groups: By Flowering Period
Early
Classes: Tulip Type
Greg's Tulip
Blooming: Petal Color
Red, Lilac
Plant Height
Medium
About product
Early-blooming Greigii tulip engineered for high resistance against Fusarium, Verticillium, and viral pathogens.
Groups: By Flowering Period
Early
Classes: Tulip Type
Greg's Tulip
Blooming: Petal Color
Red, Lilac
Plant Height
Medium
Description
Engineering the Early Star Hybrid
The Early Star tulip is a Greigii hybrid engineered to thrive in early spring cycles while maintaining high physiological resilience. Its technical value stems from a targeted breeding program that prioritizes pathogen resistance alongside early-season bloom performance.
Pathogen Resistance Architecture
The hybrid’s high durability is primarily driven by its specialized resistance to common bulbous plant pathogens, ensuring a stable plant life cycle:
- Fusarium Wilt: Enhanced resistance in the basal plate minimizes decay risk during cold, wet soil conditions.
- Verticillium Wilt: The plant's vascular system possesses high immunity to fungal-induced obstruction, promoting efficient nutrient uptake.
- Tobacco Mosaic Virus: Strong resistance to viral load prevents foliage and petal distortion, preserving crop uniformity.
- Brown Spot: The leaf cuticle exhibits density that acts as a physical barrier to fungal spore penetration.
Agrotechnical Specifications
Featuring a medium height profile, the Early Star provides structural integrity that ensures upright posture against spring winds. Its early flowering window allows for tactical market entry when demand peaks. The vibrant petal color — a spectrum transitioning between red and mauve — is the result of high anthocyanin density. Beyond visual appeal, this biochemical composition serves as an evolutionary protective mechanism, increasing tolerance to high UV exposure during the early spring period. This hybrid represents a reliable, low-risk solution for growers aiming to mitigate loss from soil-borne diseases.
Crop & resistance
Disease resistance
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Groups: By Flowering Period
Groups: By Flowering Period
According to the classification adopted in 1969, all existing varieties, introduced species, their cultivars, and various hybrids are grouped into 15 garden classes. Similar classes are further grouped into four groups. Among them, by flowering time, three groups are distinguishe... |
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Classes: Tulip Type
Classes: Tulip Type
Class 1. Early Simple. These tulips have been known since the end of the 17th century. They are characterized by low stems (25-40 cm), strong and sturdy, resistant to rain and wind. Flowers are cup-shaped or bowl-shaped, predominantly warm colors (yellow and red). Early flowering... |
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| Plant Height | Medium |
| Catalog | Catalog → Tulips |
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