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Botanical Tulip

Tulipa Turkestanica

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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 3–8Climate Temperate
Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — This charming species tulip is known for its understated elegance and resilience

Culture

Sun
Full, Half
Water
Medium
USDA zones
3–8

Shape & size

Classification

Family
Liliaceae
Climate
Temperate

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Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — making it a low-maintenance option for busy gardeners, image 95
Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — making it an excellent selection for areas where such pests are a concern; this diminutive species reaches, image 101
Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — as it tends to self-seed and multiply, image 104
Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — adorned with a yellow base; lending a touch of wild beauty to the cultivated garden landscape, image 98
Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — open wide under the sun\'s embrace; "Tulipa turkestanica" boasts multiple flowers per stem (up to 12), image 99
Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — The Botanical Tulip is relatively deer and rodent-resistant; almost untamed look within their cultivated, image 100
Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — It\'s also an ideal choice for individuals seeking a natural; this charming species tulip is known for its, image 102
Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — almost untamed look within their cultivated space; each flower measuring about 1.5-2 inches in diameter, image 103
Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — bringing a profusion of delicate blooms year after year; it boasts 1-12 star-shaped, cream to white flowers, image 105
Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — white and yellow flowers in the garden; thriving in USDA hardiness zones 3-8, image 106
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 108
Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — Tulipa turkestanica, or Botanical Tulip, is a delightful spring perennial, thriving in USDA zones 3-8, image 109
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
Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — making it a low-maintenance option for busy gardeners, image 122
Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — Thrives in full sun to partial shade, requiring well-drained soil; white and yellow flowers in the garden, image 112
Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — Ideal for rock gardens and front-of-border placement, offering a naturalized look, image 113
Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — A low-maintenance, drought-tolerant early bloomer; and naturalized areas.<br><br>Growing to an approximate, image 114
Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — is a species native to Central Asia; the Botanical Tulip is relatively deer and rodent-resistant, image 115
Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — lending a touch of wild beauty to the cultivated garden landscape; bulb with white and yellow blooms, image 116
Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — This charming species tulip is known for its understated elegance and resilience; a low-maintenance, image 117
Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — thriving in USDA hardiness zones 3-8; this diminutive tulip requires a well-drained soil medium that mimics, image 118
Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — and is particularly suited to rock gardens; making it an excellent selection for areas where such pests are, image 119
Botanical Tulip (Tulipa Turkestanica) — and naturalized areas.<br><br>Growing to an approximate height of 6-10 inches; bulb for full or half, image 120

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