How to tend a Tulipa gesneriana

Also known as: Tulipa laciniata Fisch. ex Bellerm., Tulipa fransoniana Parl., Tulipa marjoletti E.P.Perrier & Songeon, Tulipa lurida Levier, Tulipa grengiolensis Thommen, Tulipa hortensis Gaertn., Tulipa mauriana Jord. & Fourr., Tulipa pubescens Willd., Tulipa platystigma Jord., Tulipa planifolia Jord., Tulipa segusiana E.P.Perrier & Songeon, Tulipa scabriscapa Fox-Strangw., Tulipa saracenica E.P.Perrier, Tulipa retroflexa Baker, Tulipa repens Fisch. ex Sweet, Tulipa neglecta (Reboul) Reboul, Tulipa montana Raf., Tulipa media C.Agardh ex Schult. & Schult.f., Tulipa mauritiana Jord., Tulipa mauriannensis Didier, Tulipa passeriniana Levier, Tulipa acutiflora DC. ex Baker, Tulipa fulgens Baker, Tulipa baldaccii Mattei, Tulipa bicolor Raf., Tulipa didieri Jord., Tulipa coronaria Salisb., Tulipa cornuta Redouté, Tulipa connivens Levier, Tulipa etrusca Levier, Tulipa elegans Baker, Tulipa billietiana Jord., Tulipa bonarotiana Reboul, Tulipa campsopetala Delaun. ex Loisel., Tulipa serotina Reboul, Tulipa unguiculata Raf., Tulipa vitellina Anon., Tulipa variopicta Reboul, Tulipa strangulata Reboul, Tulipa stenopetala Delaun. ex Loisel., Tulipa stricta Stokes, Tulipa sommieri Levier, Tulipa spathulata Bertol., Tulipa montisandrei J.Prudhomme, Tulipa perrieri Marj. ex P.Fourn., Tulipa didieri var. mauriana (Jord. & Fourr.) Baker, Tulipa didieri var. planifolia (Jord.) Baker, Tulipa didieri var. billietiana (Jord.) Baker, Tulipa didieri subsp. platystigma (Jord.) Nyman, Tulipa scabriscapa var. bonarotiana (Reboul) Nyman, Tulipa scabriscapa var. neglecta (Reboul) Nyman, Tulipa gesneriana var. spathulata (Bertol.) Nyman, Tulipa suaveolens var. passeriniana (Levier) Nyman, Tulipa scabriscapa var. sommieri (Levier) Nyman, Tulipa serotina var. etrusca (Levier) Nyman, Tulipa strangulata var. variopicta (Reboul) Levier, Tulipa strangulata var. bonarotiana (Reboul) Levier, Tulipa didieri subsp. billietiana (Jord.) Nyman, Tulipa fransoniana subsp. mauriana (Jord. & Fourr.) Nyman, Tulipa didieri var. flavicans Levier, Tulipa connivens var. obtusata Levier, Tulipa connivens var. luteoguttata Levier, Tulipa strangulata var. obtusata Levier, Tulipa didieri subsp. flavicans (Levier) K.Richt., Tulipa connivens subsp. luteoguttata (Levier) K.Richt., Tulipa connivens subsp. obtusata (Levier) K.Richt., Tulipa neglecta var. atroguttata Levier, Tulipa scabriscapa var. hawardeniana Bertol., Tulipa scabriscapa var. rebouliana Bertol., Tulipa scabriscapa var. primulina Fox-Strangw., Tulipa scabriscapa var. strangulata (Reboul) Fox-Strangw., Tulipa scabriscapa var. mixta Fox-Strangw., Tulipa turcica var. media (C.Agardh ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Regel, Tulipa neglecta subsp. atroguttata (Levier) K.Richt., Tulipa strangulata subsp. obtusa (Levier) K.Richt., Tulipa strangulata subsp. variopicta (Reboul) K.Richt., Tulipa strangulata subsp. bonarotiana (Reboul) K.Richt., Tulipa viridiflora Anon., Tulipa rubidusa Lieser, Tulipa sedunii Lieser, Tulipa marjoletti E.P.Perrier & Songeon, Tulipa macrospeila Baker, Tulipa norvegica Lieser, Tulipa praecox subsp. didieri (Jord.) Bonnier & Layens, Tulipa gesneriana var. rosea Tubergen, Tulipa gesneriana var. dracontia Redouté, Tulipa planifolia var. saracenica (E.P.Perrier) P.Fourn., Tulipa gesneriana var. rosea-striata Tubergen, Tulipa praecox var. mauriana (Jord. & Fourr.) Douin, Tulipa strangulata var. neglecta Reboul, Tulipa praecox var. billietiana (Jord.) Douin, Tulipa praecox var. platystigma (Jord.) Douin, Tulipa gesneriana var. albo-oculta Tubergen, Tulipa praecox var. planifolia (Jord.) Douin, Tulipa gesneriana var. albomarginata Tubergen, Tulipa strangulata var. princeps Reboul, Tulipa scabriscapa subvar. variopicta (Reboul) Nyman, Tulipa didieri unranked lutea Tubergen, Tulipa scabriscapa var. bonarotiana (Reboul) Fox-Strangw., Tulipa strangulata var. bonarotiana (Reboul) Reboul

Watering

Water thoroughly only when soil is dry, reduce watering during flowering season, 1-2 times a week

Sunlight

Long-day plant, put in sunny places, but avoid strong sunlight at noon

Soil

Peat and perlite mixed

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly

Pruning

Remove the withered parts on the ground after flowering, leaving bulbs for germination in the next year

About this plant

Origin
Holland
Category
Liliaceae, Tulipa
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height 18-22 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period March-May, viewing period 3-4 weeks
Flower colors
pure white, pink, magenta, purple red, brown, light yellow, orange, or in mixture
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