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Tulipa 'Elegant Lady'
(Tulip 'Elegant Lady')

Family - Liliaceae
Category - Bulb
Origin - Raised in The Netherlands
Year of Introduction - 1953
Season of Interest - Spring
Hardiness - H6
Height - 50cm
Width - 15cm

Description: Lily-flowered Tulip

A bulbous Perennial with an upright habit. Grey-green to mid-green leaves are broadly ovate to lanceolate in shape. Single goblet-shaped flowers open pale yellow, turn ivory white with maturity, and have pink shading around the margins of the petals. The Blooms are held singly atop tall, vertical stems and are produced in late spring. Excellent for use as cut flowers.

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Flower:

Single goblet-shaped flowers open pale yellow, turn ivory white with maturity, and have rose pink shading around the margins of the tepals (petals). The tips of the tepals are pointed and reflexed. The blooms are held singly atop vertical stems and are produced in May.

Flower colour: Yellow, white, pink

Flower shape: Goblet-shaped flowers held singly

Flowering time: May

Foliage:

Grey-green to mid-green leaves are broadly ovate to lanceolate in shape and have a waxy texture. The leaves are mostly held at the base of the stems with some leaves Alternately arranged on the stems.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Broadly ovate

Propagation:

Division (separation) of offsets.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained. Plant in a position that is sheltered from strong wind.