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
Uses: Erosion control
Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
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
  • Greigii Tulip
  • Tulip
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Tulipa greigii
  • Synonym: Tulipa krauseana
  • Synonym: Tulipa mogoltavica
Also sold as:
  • Tulipa x greigii

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Location: Sun Zone 6a
Date: 4000-02-11
Professor de Monsseri
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2013-04-10
Location: Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam
Date: 2018-04-30
Location: Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam
Date: 2018-04-30
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2013-04-26
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Color difference by Oberon46 Oct 18, 2014 4:52 PM 2

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