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Genus: Tulipa Species: kaufmanniana Common Name: Kaufmanniana Tulip Family: Liliaceae Order: Liliales Native: Turkestan Habit: Bulbous Herbaceous Perennial Height: 0.5 to 0.75 foot Width: 0.5 to 1 foot Flowering Season: Early Spring Flower Color: White, pink, scarlet, yellow Propagation: Bulb Zone: 2-8 Note: This tulip has large flowers, short petiole and slightly reflexed petals. It is suitable for permenant planting in flower beds and borders. Kaufmanniana Tulip is a good companion for early and midseason daffodils. It's flowers resemble waterlilies when fully opened. Monitor plant for basal rot, stem rot and gray mold. Prefers sunny, moderately dry, well-drained, sandy, organic-rich soil.

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File last updated: 2007.

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