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Hardiness: USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade
Danger: Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested Handling plant may cause skin irritation or allergic reaction
Bloom Color: Pale Yellow White/Near White
Bloom Time: Mid Spring
Foliage: Herbaceous
Other details: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets) From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
Seed Collecting: Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds
On Apr 25, 2009, Joan from Belfield, ND (Zone 4a) wrote:Editor's Note
Some resources list Tulipa bulbs, stems and flowers as poisonous if ingested, and may cause a dermatitis type skin rash upon contact.
Toxic principals are Tulipalin, a phytoalexin; allergins; glycoprotein.
Symptoms include stomach pain, salivation, sweating, nausea and vomiting. Skin irritation with tingling, redness, blisters, and cracks, either immediately or after a delay from contact, and may spread away from the point of contact.
We tend to err on the side of caution in PlantFiles, and the danger notation in the details above is to warn gardeners, parents and pet owners to look further for more information.
On Mar 14, 2006, Malus2006 from Coon Rapids, MN (Zone 4a) wrote:
This is one of the few tough tulips for me in my yard. It self seed at a moderate rate, with new plants more like grasses. It have seed pods that in some years last well into summer, other years tend to be short living. It seem to thrive in light shade in sandy soil and I am watching it and see if it is part shade tolerable but this may take three to five years before it spreads this far.
Edit update: So far the sources I have read so far says that they will grow in mostly sandy soils (very well drained soil) and maybe struggle to grow in clay soil.
This is my first time plantingTulip Tarda (Tulipanes Tarda). I planted them just after Memorial Day, May 30th and by July 1st they had bloomed and died. This was a very short lifespan. I did gather the seeds. I have some questions; will they come back this year or next year. What shall I do with the seeds? plant now or next year? How far apart? Etc.?
On Jun 17, 2005, llebpmac_bob from Zephyr Canada wrote:
Mine are growing in a mix of about 50% topsoil (whatever that means when the guy who does your interlocking paving brings in a truckload) and limestone screenings on the east side of the house where they get a lot of sun. They do beautifully and the clumps are gradually increasing. Like all tulips they are a bit of a pain when the foliage starts to brown and die back.
It doesn't appear to need the baking that the large hybrids need -the beds it is in contain roses and fern-leaf peony that I water heavily all summer.
On May 11, 2004, Howard_C from St John's, NL wrote:
I gather that the Tulipa tarda sold in the trade is generally a close relative, Tulipa dasystemon. Whatever it really is, it self seeds abundantly in our St John's, Newfoundland garden and can become a bit of a weed! Hybridises with other related tulips too - like T. urumiensis and T. turkestanica so we get many mongrels. It's clearly a species that doesn't need a summer baking if it does well here!
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