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The Tulip | Varieties and Curiosities
Varieties
There are over 5000 varieties of tulips. These are some of the most common:
- Early flowering tulips simple tulips comprises 25 to 60 cm tall, with flowers goblet, simple, sometimes fade in the sun and bloom in early to mid spring.
- Tulips flower early double tulips comprises 25 to 40 cm in height, with double flowers, often 6 to 10 inches wide and bloom from early to mid-spring. Read the rest of this entry »
The Tulip | Description and Care
Scientific Name: Tulipa gesneriana
Common Name: Tulip
Family: Liliaceae
Source: mostly in Asia, in countries like Iran, Afghanistan and Turkey.
Description
- They are herbaceous plants and bulbs.
- Belongs to the genus of perennials.
- It has a height of 30 to 60 centimeters, depending on the variety.
* The flowers are actinomorphic and hermaphroditic
- Flowers composed of six petals heart-shaped backwards (warts) and six stamens.
- Leaf color from green to grayish green and lanceolate in almost all types.
- They bloom in spring. Read the rest of this entry »