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Tulipa kaufmanniana
Also called Waterlily Tulip
Water-lily tulip is a short dwarf tulip from Central Asia with star-shaped flowers that open wide in sun, among the earliest tulips to bloom. Plant the bulbs in autumn in full sun with well-drained soil, and let the foliage die back naturally.
Tulipa kaufmanniana, the water lily tulip, is a species of tulip native to Central Asia.
They are suitable to be grown in the rock garden, bed and borders.
It is suitable for growing in USDA Growing Zones: 3 to 8, in full sun and soils with medium moisture retention or well-drained soils.
Tulipa kaufmanniana is native to temperate areas of Central Asia. It has naturalised between southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia from Anatolia and Iran in the west to northeast of China.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tulipa kaufmanniana 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.
