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Tulip
Tulipa gesneriana · Annual
Tulip is grown as an annual, that matures to about 0.3–2.3 ft. It does best in full sun in well-drained soil. Expect black, cream and yellow blooms in spring. It stands up well to black walnut and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 3-8
- Sun
- Full sun
- Mature size
- 0.3–2.3 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Bloom color
- Black, Cream, Yellow, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, Variegated, White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Tough against
- Black walnut
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- Southern Europe to Central Asia
Will it survive your winters?
We score Tulip’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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