Data specific to Tulips (Edit)
Division: Div. 15: Misc. & Species (Botanical)

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Bulb
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: Takes about 6 years from seed to flower.
Propagation: Other methods: Bulbs
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Species Tulip
  • Tulip
  • Two-Flowered Tulip
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Tulipa biflora
  • Synonym: Tulipa turcomanica
  • Synonym: Tulipa prolongata
  • Synonym: Tulipa buhseana
  • Synonym: Tulipa binutans
  • Synonym: Tulipa koktebelica
  • Synonym: Tulipa polychroma
  • Synonym: Tulipa sogdiana

Photo Gallery
Location: St Louis - MoBOT
Date: 2023-03-26
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-03-17
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-03-19
Outsides of petals have green/blue stripes and shading
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-04-19
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-03-17
Closed buds - yet to open
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-03-17
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-03-19

photo by Ulf Eliasson

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