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Tulipa dubia

Tulipa dubia
Photo: Łukasz Szczurowski derivative work: Yuri Pirogov (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0

Tulipa dubia is a small, bulbous wild tulip from Central Asia, growing to about 20 cm with yellow flowers marked orange. Grow it in full sun with sharp drainage and let the bulb rest dry in summer.

Family
Liliaceae (Lily family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun
Water
Water during spring growth and let the soil dry out completely in summer dormancy.
Soil
Sharp-draining, sandy or gritty soil.
Temperature
Hardy in cold winters; dormant in summer heat, protect bulbs from waterlogging.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic: Bulbs contain tulipalin and related compounds that can irritate skin and cause gastrointestinal upset if eaten.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
C. Asia
Climate
temperate

About

Tulipa dubia, the Dubian tulip, is a species of flowering plant in the family Liliaceae. It is native to Central Asia, where it is found growing in only 25 to 35 stations. A bulbous geophyte reaching 20 cm (8 in), its yellow flowers have orange markings. It produces a natural hybrid species, Tulipa × tschimganica, with Tulipa kaufmanniana.

Other Tulipa plants

Eyed Tulip · Albanian Tulip · Tulipa alberti · Tulipa aleppensis · Tulipa altaica · Armenian Tulip · Biflora Tulip · Tulipa bifloriformis · Lady tulip · Cretan Tulip · Cyprus tulip · Tulipa dasystemon

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tulipa dubia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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