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Tulipa tarda
Late Tulip
Origin: Native to central Asia. Under the horticultural classification system for tulips, this is a division 15 (Miscellaneous).
| Family |
| Liliaceae |
| Genus |
| Tulipa |
| Species |
| tarda |
| Category |
| Bulbs, Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 4a - 7b |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 2a - 6b |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 - H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -34 - (-12) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -30 - 10 |
| Height |
| 5 - 15 cm |
| Spread |
| 7 - 15 cm |
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| Landscape |
| Use on banks and slopes, in beds and borders, city gardens, containers, cottage and informal gardens, edging, ground cover, gravel and rock gardens. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in full sun to part shade. Does well in any soil, very persistent. Can live for many years in the same place once established. Plant bulbs 10 - 15 cm deep in late summer or autumn. Protect from strong winds and excessive wet. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Pests |
| Possible problems include: slugs, eelworms (affect the stem and bulb), bulb corm, tuber rot and tulip fire. |
| Habitat |
| Found on stony and debris ridden slopes. |
| Leaf Description |
| Light green, linear-lanceolate, sulcate (marked with parallel grooves), 3 - 7 forming a rosette. |
| Flower Description |
| 3 - 5 cm in diameter, petals white with a yellow base, stellate (having a star-shaped arrangement). Outer segments are green with cream-coloured margins. Stamens are yellow. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate by division or by seed. Allow pods to dry on plant and break open to collect seeds. |
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