Data specific to Tulips (Edit)
Division: Div. 13: Fosteriana (Emperor)
Registrant: J.C.Nieuwenhuis
Year Registered: 1976
Spring Bloom Season: Early-Mid
Special Classifications: Single-flowered

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height: 12 - 16 inches
Plant Spread: 6 - 9 inches
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Yellow/white
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Cut Flower
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: Takes about 6 years from seed to flower.
Propagation: Other methods: Bulbs
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Fosteriana Tulip
  • Tulip

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 4-4-19
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire
Date: 2017-04-23
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2019-03-01
Location: central Illinois
Date: 4-6-19

photo by: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2018-05-04
Location: My Garden, Ontario, Canada
Date: 2016-05-23
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2019-04-04
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2018-12-17
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2018-05-04
Location: central Illinois
Date: 4-4-19
Location: My Garden, Ontario, Canada
Date: 2016-05-23
Location: My Garden, Ontario, Canada
Date: 2016-05-23
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire
Date: 2017-04-23

Photo courtesy of Longfield gardens
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Photo courtesy of Longfield gardens
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My Garden, Ontario, Canada
Date: 2016-05-23
This tulip is extremely long-lived and has been in my garden for
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