Tulipa-Botanical sylvestris
Tulipa sylvestris, the woodland tulip, has nodding golden yellow buds with green mid ribs opening upwards to starry blooms.
Description:
Tulipa sylvestris is known as the woodland tulip. It is a tall botanical tulip to about 12 inches blooming later than the others with arching or nodding golden yellow buds with green mid ribs opening upwards to starry blooms with pointed petals. Grow in full sun to part shade. Native from the western Mediterranean Basin to western China. Botanical tulips are miniature to small species tulips, cultivars of species, or dwarf named cultivars not far removed from their wild ancestors. They are strongly perennial in good drainage with full sun and will naturalize when happy.
Common Name: Woodland Tulip - [Spring B&B Pre-Order]
Family: Liliaceae (The Lily Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-11
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade
Height: 8-12"
Width: 4-8"
Primary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Secondary Bloom Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Spring
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Mountainous regions of Eurasia and northern Africa with temperate climates, often in woodlands.
Award: AGM
Geogrpahical Origin: Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia
Europe and Africa - North Africa
Asia and the Pacific - Southwest Asia and Asia Minor
Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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