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Tarda Botanical Tulip

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Tulipa dasystemon

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Bulb Size

6/7 cm

Soil Requirements

Well Drained Soil

Hardiness Zones

3 to 8

Light Requirements

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Plant Spacing

3-4"

Planting Depth

3-4"

Mature Height

4" to 6"

Flower Color

Yellow

Bloom Time

Early Spring

Suitable Zones

3 to 8

Benefits

Deer Resistant, Good For Indoor Forcing, Naturalizing, Perennializing

Planting Time

Fall Planting

Cultivar

Tarda

Genus Species

Tulipa dasystemon

Description

The Tarda Botanical Tulip is perhaps one of the most important original species tulip as it has been cultivated in Holland since 1590! It also was the first and only species tulip to ever win the "Flower Bulb of the Year" award in Holland for 1997. These gorgeous petite tulips are a brilliant yellow with white at the tips of every petal. They are great for use in rock gardens, naturalizing, or as a small border plant. And its sure to come back year after year and is deer resistant! A great choice for southern states! Represents perfect love and eternal happiness!

New to Tulips? Click here for a complete planting guide found on our blog!

Planting Advice

Tulips perform best in full sun to partial shade
Plant tulips when temperatures have cooled in your area in fall. Once your daytime temperatures are in the 60’s or lower consistently, this is a good time to plant your tulips.
Tulips require 12-16 weeks of consistent temperatures below 50 degrees in winter in order to produce a flower bud; tulips are best suited to cold climates.
Adequate drainage is essential to the health of your tulips. Amend your soil with top soil and organic matter such as compost, manure, leaf mold or peat moss prior to planting. After you have amended your soil, it should be light and easy to work with.
Fertilize at planting with Hi Yield Bulb Food or for organic gardening use Bulb-Tone. Apply fertilizer at least 3” below the bottom of the bulbs so that the roots will get the most benefit from the fertilizer.
Tulips should be planted at least 6-8” deep with the pointed side of the tulip facing towards the sky. Dig the planting hole 12” deep so you can add fertilizer to the bottom of the hole. After adding fertilizer back fill with 3-4” of soil, plant your bulbs, then back fill with remaining soil.
Space tulips 4-6” apart when planting individual bulbs. For mass planting and brilliant bursts of color in the garden, plant the bulbs 2-3” apart in bouquet planting groups, trenches and garden beds.
Immediately after planting, water the tulip planting area. This helps to eliminate air pockets in the soil. After the initial planting, it is not necessary to provide any supplemental water to the area. In spring once the tulips have emerged you may water as necessary, although spring rains often make providing additional water unnecessary.
Apply a layer a 2” layer of mulch in late fall.

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Spotted acres

Washington

Look great.

10/31/2024

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Cane wait to see them in the spring!

Danica

Southeast NE, zone 5

Tough little tulips

4/17/2023

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Beautiful
robust
multiple blooms

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I planted these tulips in the lawn last fall and all have emerged. Those in the sun have been blooming for 5 days and look fantastic, despite having been through hungry rabbits, temp swings of 60+ degrees, 60 mph winds, hail and a thunderstorm. In fact, I just found additional blooms on the plants. Very sturdy and beautiful little tulips. Those planted in part shade are putting up buds and will begin blooming soon. I will definitely be adding more the to lawn.

bibliophile

Cutest little wild tulips

4/23/2022

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I put these under a Nanking cherry bush and they bloomed beautifully. Such a whimsical touch as they float on their tall stems. I love them!

Botanical tulip

11/6/2020

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I added these to my new flower beds. They arrived at the perfect planting time for my zone, were packaged great, and the bulbs were healthy and ready to be planted. I can’t wait for spring to arrive so I can see all my hard work in bloom.