lady tulip
Tulipa clusiana
BC-RHS 1928, AM-KAVB 1932, AM-RHS 1970, AGM-RHS 1993
USDA zones3 to 7
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size8 inches tall9 to 12 inches wide
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Dark pink-red
- Foliage color
- Gray/silver, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Lady tulip (Tulipa clusiana) is a bulb for borders, rock gardens, containers, and naturalized plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. The flowers are deep yellow, and the backs of the outer tepals are crimson, sometimes with a yellow edge. It blooms from early to late spring above gray-green leaves. The clumps stay about 8 inches tall, and the plant tolerates drought.
Pairs well with Mount Hood daffodil, Spanish bluebell, Blanket flower, and Blonde Ambition blue grama.
Native range
N. Afghanistan and Chitral..