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Cretan tulip | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Cretan tulip

Tulipa cretica (15)

Genus: Tulipa
Family: Liliaceae

About this plant

T. cretica is a small bulbous perennial, to 25cm tall, with strap-like green leaves. Star-shaped white flowers, often tinged with pink as they age, with bright yellow throats open in spring

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

East FacingSouth FacingWest Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Plant 10-15cm deep in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun, protect from excessive wet and shelter from strong winds; see tulip cultivation

Pruning

Deadhead after flowering

Propagation

Propagate by lifting and separating offsets; see bulb propagation

Pests

Can be damaged by slugs, aphids and stem and bulb eelworm, squirrels may eat the bulbs

Diseases

May be subject to tulip fire, tulip viruses and bulb rots

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverCottage InformalPatio ContainerWall Side BordersWildflower Meadow

Planting Places

OutdoorConservatory

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

Two To Five Years