Tulip
Tulipa tarda
Liliaceae
Growth habit
Geophyte
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Central Asia
Location
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