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Tulip |
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Darwin Hybrid Tulip |
| Division: | Div. 4: Darwin Hybrid |
| Spring Bloom Season: | Mid-season |
| Special Classifications: | Single-flowered |
| 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: | 20 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 6 - 9 inches |
| Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Bi-Color: Orange and red Other: Infusion of gold and copper with tangerine-and raspberry-red flames |
| Flower Time: | Spring |
| Underground structures: | Bulb |
| Uses: | Cut Flower |
| 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 |
April Plants for Honey BeesApril is here and beekeepers will be kept busy trying to keep up with their bees' need for extra room to store the bounty collected from the blossoms they visited. April also marks the start of swarm season, so beekeepers will be keeping an eye out for swarms to catch; or they'll be trying to keep them from swarming by making splits.
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| Question about Tulipa clusiana by dirtdorphins | Apr 3, 2015 1:31 PM | 1 |
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