Classification of tulips
The register currently includes about 2500 varieties, species and varieties of tulips. While in the culture of distributed about 10 thousand species. According to modern classification tulips are divided into 15 classes, which, in turn, is composed of 4 groups. Tulips are divided into groups, mainly on the timing of flowering: Group 1 - ranotsvetuschie, Group 2 - srednetsvetuschie and Group 3 - pozdnotsvetuschie tulips. It was only in 4 group includes tulips are not in their time of flowering, but by birth - are all wild species and varieties that have occurred from them. Thus, the current international classification of tulips is the following:Double buggies from Phil & Teds Pushchairs and Prams |
- Group I - ranotsvetuschie:
- 1 class - Simple early tulips;
- Class 2 - double early tulips.
- Group II - srednetsvetuschie:
- Grade 3 - Triumph-tulips;
- Grade 4 - Darvinovy hybrids.
- Group III - pozdnotsvetuschie:
- Grade 5 - Simple late tulips;
- Grade 6 - Lilietsvetnye tulips;
- Grade 7 - fimbriated tulips;
- Grade 8 - Zelenotsvetnye tulips;
- Grade 9 - Rembrandt, tulips;
- Grade 10 - Popugaynye tulips;
- 11 grade - double late tulips.
- Group IV - tulip species and their hybrids:
- Class 12 - Kaufman tulips, varieties and hybrids;
- Class 13 - Foster tulips, variety and hybrids;
- Class 14 - Greig tulips, varieties and hybrids;
- 15 class - the other species, their varieties and hybrids.