FoliageTulip
Tulipa gesneriana
Tulip (Tulipa gesneriana) is a fast-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 3-8, 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, 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
- Native to
- Southern Europe to Central Asia
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Tulip is hardy to about -40°F (estimated from USDA zone 3), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
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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