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ANX-FLOWER-0000016
Garden Tulip
Tulipa gesneriana
Garden Tulip (Tulipa gesneriana), a bulbous perennial of the Liliaceae family, prized for its cup-shaped blooms in nearly every color but true blue.
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- Liliaceae
- Plant type
- Bulbous perennial
- Bloom color
- Red, yellow, orange, pink, purple, white, and bicolor varieties
- Bloom season
- Mid to late spring
- Mature height
- 30-65 cm cm
- Sun requirements
- Full sun
- Fragrance
- Little to no fragrance in most cultivars
- Native region
- Central Asia (mountain steppes from Turkey and the Caucasus into Iran)
Growing
Growing Conditions
- Water requirements
- Moist soil while growing, but dry conditions in summer dormancy to avoid bulb rot.
- Climate requirements
- Hardy in USDA zones 3-8; bulbs need a winter chill period to flower well.
- Soil types
- Fertile, well-drained loamy or sandy soil, pH 6.0-7.0.
- Propagation method
- Bulb offsets, seed
Ecology
Pollinators & Toxicity
- Pollinator value
- Provides early-season nectar and pollen for bees and other early-emerging pollinators.
- Toxicity
- Toxic to cats, dogs, and horses (ASPCA); bulbs are most potent, containing alkaloids and calcium oxalate crystals that cause vomiting and drooling.
Use
Uses & Economic Importance
- Uses
- Cut flowers, bedding, container planting, forcing for indoor bloom
- Economic importance
- Central to the Dutch flower-bulb industry; the Netherlands produces about 60% of the world's flower bulbs and exports over EUR 320 million worth of tulip bulbs annually.
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