Tulip

Tulipa tarda Liliaceae

Growth habit

Geophyte

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Central Asia

Location

Mullestein Winter Garden

Source of plant

Agway , Brent & Becky's Bulbs, McClure & Zimmerman

Description

Stems 5-15cm tall, leaves 12cm long, 1.5cm wide, 3 to 7, closely set, lanceolate, recurved, bright green, glabrous, the margins claret, often ciliate. Flowers 4-15, broadly star-shaped, fragrant, the outer tepals white on the outside, shading to purple and yellow at the base, the inner tepals often yellow at the base.

USDA Hardiness Zone

5