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Tulip bulbs are typically planted around late summer and fall, in well-drained soils. Tulips should be planted 10 to 15 cm (4 to 6 inches) apart from each other. The recommended hole depth is 10 to 20 cm (4 to 8 inches) deep and is measured from the top of the bulb to the surface. Therefore, larger tulip bulbs would require deeper holes.
Tulipa sylvestris - MHNT. Tulipa sylvestris, the wild tulip [3] or woodland tulip, [4] is a Eurasian and North African species of wild tulip, a plant in the lily family.Its native range extends from Portugal and Morocco to western China, covering most of the Mediterranean and Black Sea Basins, and Central Asia.
Tulipa eichleri, commonly known as Eichler tulip or Eichler's tulip, is a species of tulip. It is a bulbous flowering perennial with long green leaves,deep red flowers with a central black blotch, coming from the Caucasus Mountains (between Europe and Asia). It is thought to be a synonym of Tulipa undulatifolia Boiss.
Tulipa gesneriana, the Didier's tulip [2] or garden tulip, is a species of plant in the lily family, cultivated as an ornamental in many countries because of its large, showy flowers. This tall, late-blooming species has a single blooming flower and linear or broadly lanceolate leaves.
Knowing when to plant tulip bulbs is the key to a colorful garden come spring. The best time to plant is in fall for beautiful blooms that appear in springtime.
Tulipa armena was first described by Edmund Boissier in 1859, the locus typicus is located in Northeast Turkey. Populations found in the Karabakh mountain range in Armenia and Azerbaijan have been called T. karabachensis, but this is regarded as a synonym of T. armena.
It is a low-growing tulip species, [5] and has 25–45 cm (10–18 in) tall stems. [4] It has 3 to 7 grey-green leaves that are downy and fringed with hairs (ciliate). [4] [5] It can have one flower (normally in the wild [4]) or it can produce multiple flowers per bulb, [6] meaning it can have a pair of flowers or up to a maximum of five flowers per bulb. [4]
Tulips have been cultivated since at least the tenth century in Persia. [58] Tulip production has two main markets: cut flowers and bulbs. The latter are used, in turn, to meet the demand for bulbs for parks, gardens, and home use and, secondly, to provide the necessary bulbs for cut flower production.