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Tulip |
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Double Early Tulip |
Division: | Div. 2: Double Early |
Year Registered: | 1919 |
Spring Bloom Season: | Early |
Special Classifications: | Double-flowered Historic |
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) |
Plant Height: | 10 inches |
Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Pink |
Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring |
Underground structures: | Bulb |
Uses: | Cut Flower |
Propagation: Seeds: | Other info: Takes about 6 years from seed to flower. |
Propagation: Other methods: | Offsets Bulbs |
Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
Parentage: | Sport of: Murillo |
Are you relatively new to gardening and will be planting your first tulip bulbs this fall? Or have you grown tulips before only to be disappointed that after their first spring they never bloomed again? Here are some ideas to make tulip-growing a rewarding experience.
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