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Tulipa kolpakowskiana

Tulipa kolpakowskiana
Photo: Guy Waterval, Apache License 2.0

Tulipa kolpakowskiana is a small, early-blooming species tulip from Central Asia, growing about 10 to 50 cm tall with star-shaped yellow flowers. Grow it from a bulb in full sun and very well-drained soil, and let the foliage die back naturally.

Family
Liliaceae (Lily family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun
Water
Water well during active growth in spring, then keep dry while the bulb rests in summer.
Soil
Free-draining soil or gritty mix; bulbs rot in wet ground.
Temperature
Hardy to about -20 °C; needs a cold winter rest.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
NE. Afghanistan to NW. Xinjiang
Climate
temperate

About

Tulipa kolpakowskiana, or Kolpakowsky's tulip, is a species of tulip native to Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Xinjiang in China. Its petals display a floral iridescence which is perceived by bumblebees. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Its ultimate height and spread range from 0.1 to 0.5 metres and 0 to 0.1 metres, respectively.

Other Tulipa plants

Armenian Tulip · Biflora Tulip · Tulipa bifloriformis · Lady tulip · Tulipa fosteriana · Didier's tulip · Tulipa greigii · Crocus Tulip · Water-lily tulip · Bokhara Tulip · Tulipa praestans · Tulipa pulchella

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tulipa kolpakowskiana 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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