Tulipa kaufmanniana
Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Tulipa berkariensis
- Phonetic Spelling
- TOO-li-pa kof-man-ee-AY-nuh
- This plant has low severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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Colorful spring bulbs native to Asia. They have short stems and large flowers. They pair well with daffodils and look great naturalizing in a landscape or in mass planting in borders or along walkways. Plant in fall for spring blooms. It is generally a shorter plant and flowers have a yellow 'eye' and pointed tepals for identification. Tulips generally decline yearly when exposed to temperatures above 70 degrees F. They do well when grouped and mass planted. Variegation is due to a viral infection so patterns vary greatly.
Quick ID
- Single cup-shaped flower with alternate, clasping leaves
- Flower has yellow eyespot, yellow anthers
- Outer tepals are pointed
- Leaves sometimes mottled
Pests, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: The lady tulip has no serious insect or disease issues. Aphids, slugs, and snails may be seen. Gray squirrels, mice, voles, and deer are attracted and may eat the bulbs or plants. Diseases such as tulip fire, tulip gray bulb rot, and viruses can occur. Blue mold may develop on stored bulbs. In poorly drained soils, root or bulb rot may also occur.
VIDEO Created by Elisabeth Meyer for "Edibles, Bulbs, and Houseplants" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
- Profile Video:
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Ancilla'
Creamy white with an inside circle of red - 'Early Harvest'
Apricot flowers - 'Giuseppe Verdi'
Red and yellow flowers - 'Heart's Delight'
Red and cream flowers - 'Scarlet Baby'
- 'Showwinner'
Bright red flowers - 'Stresa'
Red and yellow flowers
- 'Ancilla'
- 'Ancilla', 'Early Harvest', 'Giuseppe Verdi', 'Heart's Delight', 'Scarlet Baby', 'Showwinner', 'Stresa'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Ancilla'
Creamy white with an inside circle of red - 'Early Harvest'
Apricot flowers - 'Giuseppe Verdi'
Red and yellow flowers - 'Heart's Delight'
Red and cream flowers - 'Scarlet Baby'
- 'Showwinner'
Bright red flowers - 'Stresa'
Red and yellow flowers
- 'Ancilla'
- 'Ancilla', 'Early Harvest', 'Giuseppe Verdi', 'Heart's Delight', 'Scarlet Baby', 'Showwinner', 'Stresa'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Tulipa
- Species:
- kaufmanniana
- Family:
- Liliaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Bulb
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Turkistan
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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:
- Coastal
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Cream/Tan
- Gold/Yellow
- Red/Burgundy
- Variegated
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Head
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- 7 - 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 3-6 inches
- Flower Description:
- Flowers are white, cream, yellow or red and variegated, cup-shaped, erect, often fragrant; tepals 6, to 11 cm, free, in 2 whorls, apex acute, marked basally with yellow blotch; anthers yellow; stigma 3-lobed, prominent.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Variegated
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Lanceolate
- Oblanceolate
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Leaves are 2-5, simple, alternate, lanceolate to oblanceolate, acute, clasping, slightly undulate, pale gray-green, sometimes mottled, 12 x 6 inches.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Red/Burgundy
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Form:
- Straight
- Stem Description:
- Stem is green, often tinged red, to 20 inches.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Naturalized Area
- Small Space
- Walkways
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Small groups
- Problems:
- Problem for Cats
- Problem for Dogs
- Problem for Horses
