Tulipa praestans


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Plant Characteristics
Habit   bulbous

Height: 6 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6. to 20 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20.
Width: 6 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6. to 8 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8.
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: early spring, mid spring, late spring
Cultivation
Exposure: sun, part-sun
Water: moderate, less when dormant
Features: flowers
USDA Zones: 5 to 9
Flower features: red, pink
Scientific Names

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Read about Tulipa praestans in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Tulipa praestans, Hoog (T. suaveolens var. sylvestris, Regel). Bulb about 1 in. diam., rounded, with leathery skin which is almost glabrous inside: scape to 18 in., white-hairy, 1- to several-fld.: fls. light scarlet-vermilion, the segms. all uniform in shape, pointed: lvs. hairy, rather broad. Bokhara.—Once confused with T. suaveolens, but now considered to be clearly distinct, and that species is identified with the Duc van Thol forms. CH


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