Tulipa kaufmanniana

Plant Characteristics

Habit		bulbous
Height:	⇕	6 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6. to 10 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 10.
Width:	⇔	4 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 4. to 6 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Bloom:	❀	early spring, mid spring, late spring

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	sun
Water:	◍	moderate, less when dormant
Features:	✓	flowers
USDA Zones:		3 to 8
Flower features:	❀	red, orange, yellow, pink

Scientific Names

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Read about Tulipa kaufmanniana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Tulipa kaufmanniana, Regel. Less than 12 in. high: lvs. 2-3; perianth subcampanulate, 2-3 in. long, 2 1/2- 4 in. across, bright yellow in original form, tinged with red outside, without basal blotch; in cult. very variable in color, often cream-white, and nearly always with a deep yellow basal blotch; anthers lemon-yellow, linear; filaments bright orange, linear flattened; ovary pyramidal; stigmas small in cult. form, but described as large. Turkestan Var. aurea, Hort. Segms. of perianth red, with yellow markings outside and entirely yellow or orange-yellow inside. Var. coccinea, Hort. Fls. rich brilliant scarlet, at the base clear yellow.—T. Kaufmanniana is a handsome and valuable species, blooming exceptionally early. Sometimes called "water-lily tulip” from the resemblance of the partially opened fls. to those of nymphea. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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