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

Image
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

« Add a new plant to the database

» Search the Tulips Database: by characteristics or by cultivar name

« See the general plant entry for Tulips (Tulipa)

« The Tulips Database Front Page

« The Plants Database Front Page

Today's site banner is by RootedInDirt and is called "Botanical Gardens"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.