Tulipa greigii
- Phonetic Spelling
- TOO-li-pa GREEG-ee-eye
- This plant has low severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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Greigii Tulips are colorful spring bulb in the lily family. These tulips are shorter to about 1 foot tall with up to 3 blooming stems per plant. They bloom in early spring and the purple-maroon streaks on foliage are an important feature for this species. Plant bulbs in the fall for a spring display. Tulips generally decline yearly when exposed to temperatures above 70 degrees F. They work best when grouped and mass planted. Variegation is due to a viral infection so patterns vary greatly.
Quick ID
- Foliage is streaked with purple or maroon
- Single cup-shaped flower with alternate, clasping leaves
VIDEO Created by Elisabeth Meyer for "Edibles, Bulbs, and Houseplants" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
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- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Cape Cod'
Red and yellow stripes - 'Red Riding Hood'
bright scarlet blooms with small black heart inside - 'Rob Verlinden'
Bright red - 'Toronto'
Pink flowers
- 'Cape Cod'
- 'Cape Cod', 'Red Riding Hood', 'Rob Verlinden', 'Toronto'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Cape Cod'
Red and yellow stripes - 'Red Riding Hood'
bright scarlet blooms with small black heart inside - 'Rob Verlinden'
Bright red - 'Toronto'
Pink flowers
- 'Cape Cod'
- 'Cape Cod', 'Red Riding Hood', 'Rob Verlinden', 'Toronto'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Tulipa
- Species:
- greigii
- Family:
- Liliaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Bulb
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Turkistan
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 6 in. - 1 ft. 6 in.
- Width: 0 ft. 6 in. - 0 ft. 10 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Bulb
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Low
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- Less than 12 inches
- NC Region:
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Orange
- Pink
- Red/Burgundy
- Variegated
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Head
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- 7 - 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- > 6 inches
- Flower Description:
- Flowers come in many colors or are multicolored, cup-shaped, erect; tepals 6, to 7 inches, free, in 2 whorls, marked basally with black or red rhombic blotch; stigma 3-lobed, prominent.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Lanceolate
- Oblong
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Leaves are simple, alternate, lanceolate-oblong to lanceolate, acute, entire, clasping, usually reflexed, glaucous streaked with brownish-maroon above, 12 x 6 inches.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Green
- Pink
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Form:
- Straight
- Stem Surface:
- Hairy (pubescent)
- Stem Description:
- Stem is green, often tinged pink or brown, densely pubescent, to 18 inches.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Lawn
- Naturalized Area
- Landscape Theme:
- Cutting Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Problems:
- Problem for Cats
- Problem for Dogs
- Problem for Horses
