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Tulipa clusiana (15)

Drought Resistant

Genus: Tulipa
Family: Liliaceae
Common Names: Clusius's tulip

About this plant

T. clusiana is a bulbous perennial, up to 30cm high, with two to five linear, glaucous leaves, up to 15cm long, sometimes with wavy edges. Flowers, up to 10cm across, start bowl-shaped and become star-shaped, in early spring and mid-spring: the tepals have pointed tips and are dark pink, edged with white, on the outside, and white or cream inside with purple or crimson basal marks and purple stamens

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Plant 15-20cm deep from mid-autumn to late autumn in a rock garden or container, in fertile, preferably neutral or alkaline soil that is free-draining but also able to hold moisture when the bulbs are in full growth, in full sun and with shelter from strong winds; in summer, remove old yellow foliage, and keep soil dry; for more advice, see tulip cultivation

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed, sown in containers in a cold greenhouse or frame in autumn (it may take 4-7 years for flowers to be produced) or by division of offsets, re-planting the larger bulbs and growing on the smaller bulbs in a nursery bed, or by bulb propagation

Pests

May be affected by aphids, slugs, snails, stem and bulb eelworm, and grey squirrels, mice and deer

Diseases

May be affected by tulip fire disease, tulip grey bulb rot, and virus diseases; bulbs in storage may be affected by blue mould

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalHedging ScreensPatio ContainerGround CoverWall Side Borders

Planting Places

OutdoorConservatoryIndoor

Season of Interest

Spring

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Clump Forming

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years