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Tulipa kolpakowskiana

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Family: Liliaceae (lil-ee-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Tulipa (TOO-li-pa) (Info)
Species: kolpakowskiana (kol-pa-kow-skee-AY-nuh) (Info)

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Division:
Division 15 - Species

Height:
6-12 in. (15-30 cm)

Spacing:
3-6 in. (7-15 cm)
6-9 in. (15-22 cm)

Hardiness:
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:
Full Sun

Danger:
Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested

Bloom Color:
Red
Gold (Yellow-Orange)

Bloom Time:
Mid Spring

Foliage:
Blue-Green

Other details:
Flowers are fragrant
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:
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Propagation Methods:
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)

Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

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By Howard_C

By Howard_C

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Gardeners' Notes:

Rating	Author	Comment
Positive	Howard_C	On May 15, 2004, Howard_C from St John's, NL wrote: This seems to be one of the easier small tulip species to grow. It has lasted well over 10 years in our St John's, Newfoundland garden (Can zone 5b). One bulb seems to have become trapped under a rock when we rebuilt the rock garden and has tried to escape every spring since, with some increase, it now appears on all sides of the rock. It can obviously survive without a summer baking since that is a missing feature of our climate! It comes from the mountains of central Asia. Kolpakowski was an early 20th century botanist-explorer who discovered several new tulip species in this area. It is said to be a variable plant in the wild, but our form seems typical of those in cultivation; the contrast between the golden yellow inside and the peachy pink exterior is particularly attractive when the flowers are part open. The grey-green curved leaves are semi prostrate, with wavey margins.