Tulipa clusiana

Plant Characteristics

Habit		bulbous
Height:	⇕	8 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8. to 12 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12.
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

Scientific Names

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The Lady Tulip (Tulipa clusiana) is a species of tulip. The plant grows to a height of 6 to 12 in (15 to 30 cm). It flowers during the spring season.

Read about Tulipa clusiana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Tulipa clusiana, Vent. Described by Baker as "one of the most widely spread and clearly marked of all the tulips, and one that shows the least tendency to vary:" bulb small and densely pilose: height 12-18 in.: st. slender, glabrous: lvs. 4-5: very long and narrow and folded double, linear-acuminate, pendent: peduncle slender, tinged with brown directly under fl.: perianth small, when open 2 in. across, funnelform-campanulate, very fragrant, delicate white (sometimes described as lemon-yellow), with a purplish black base and black stamens, outside flushed with red; segms. acute; claw hirsute on edge; stamens yellow; filaments cylindric, densely bearded at base; ovary pyramidal; stigmas small, tinged with red. Portugal, through Medit. region to Greece and Persia. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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Gallery

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  Flowering plant growing on a rocky ledge

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  Flower closeup

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References

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

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