species
Tulipa sylvestris
Wild tulip · Dutch-lily · woodland tulip
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Tulipa sylvestris is a perennial in the family Liliaceae, also known as Wild tulip, Dutch-lily or woodland tulip, introduced to the UK. It reaches 35 cm tall and 15 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam, chalk or sand soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from April to May. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 35 cm tall × 15 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Chalk, Sand
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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