Tulipa acuminata

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   bulbous

Height: 18 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 18.
Width: 2 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 2. to 4 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 4.
Bloom: early spring, mid spring, late spring
Cultivation
Exposure: sun
Features: flowers
USDA Zones: 3 to 8
Flower features: red, orange, yellow, pink
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Read about Tulipa acuminata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Tulipa acuminata, Vahl. Height 12-18 in.: leaves 4, lowest lanceolate, all undulated at margins: peduncle shining: perianth very open, light yellow splotched with red lines; segments sometimes 4 1/2 in. long, less than 1/2 in. wide, with edges rolled in; stamens yellow; filaments flattened, glabrous; ovary prismatic; stigmas very large, yellow, not undulated. Turkey (?) "This, the well-known Turkish tulip, is a most distinct type, of which the native country is not clearly known. It has the bulb, leaf, and glabrous peduncle of T. Gesneriana, and the flower is similarly variable in color."—Baker. CH


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