Tulipa
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| Genus: | Tulipa |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Type: | perennial bulb |
Tulips are spring blooming bulbs with a long history of cultivation, as well as a notorious history in commerce.
Description
Tulips grow from bulbs, each bulb producing a single shoot with alternate, straplike leaves and a single flower. The plant dies back shortly after flowering in mid-spring.
Growing Conditions
Tulips require a well drained soil, and can suffer from over-irrigation in the summer.
Varieties
Uses
Tulips are grown for spring color and as cut flowers.
Maintenance
Propagation
Harvest
Pests and Diseases
References
Last modified on 11 October 2008, at 03:56