Botanical Tulip

Tulipa Turkestanica

Overview

Tulipa turkestanica, or Botanical Tulip, is a delightful spring perennial, thriving in USDA zones 3-8. This diminutive species reaches a mere 4-10 inches in height. It boasts 1-12 star-shaped, cream to white flowers with a yellow center per stem. Thrives in full sun to partial shade, requiring well-drained soil. Ideal for rock gardens and front-of-border placement, offering a naturalized look. A low-maintenance, drought-tolerant early bloomer.

Sun Full, HalfWater MediumZones 3–8Type BulbClimate Temperate

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Culture

Sun: Full, Half
Water: Medium
USDA zones: 3–8

Shape & size

Classification

Type: Bulb
Family: Liliaceae
Climate: Temperate

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Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — and naturalized areas.<br><br>Growing to an approximate height of 6-10 inches; bulb for full or half, image 93

Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — and is particularly suited to rock gardens

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Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — lending a touch of wild beauty to the cultivated garden landscape; bulb with white and yellow blooms, image 170

Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — Ideal for rock gardens and front-of-border placement, offering a naturalized look

Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — lending a touch of wild beauty to the cultivated garden landscape

Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — this diminutive tulip requires a well-drained soil medium that mimics its native rocky habitats; is a, image 148

Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — is a species native to Central Asia; the Botanical Tulip is relatively deer and rodent-resistant, image 115

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Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — white and yellow flowers in the garden

Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — making it an excellent selection for areas where such pests are a concern

Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — almost untamed look within their cultivated space; each flower measuring about 1.5-2 inches in diameter, image 157

Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — bulb with white and yellow blooms; adorned with a yellow base, image 107

Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — bulb for full or half; bringing a profusion of delicate blooms year after year, image 135

Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — as it tends to self-seed and multiply, image 158

Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — making it an excellent selection for areas where such pests are a concern; this diminutive species reaches, image 182

Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — adorned with a yellow base; lending a touch of wild beauty to the cultivated garden landscape, image 152

Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — bulb with white and yellow blooms; adorned with a yellow base, image 188

Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — thriving in USDA hardiness zones 3-8

Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — adorned with a yellow base; lending a touch of wild beauty to the cultivated garden landscape, image 98

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Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — It boasts 1-12 star-shaped, cream to white flowers with a yellow center per stem; open wide under the, image 111

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