Tulipa schrenkii (Botanical Tulip)

Tulipa schrenkii (Schrenk's Tulip) is a showy bulbous perennial boasting 3-4 glaucous, undulate leaves and a stem bearing a bowl-shaped flower with scarlet pointed tepals edged orange-yellow. A cluster of bulbs makes a delightful show in the spring garden. Flowering in mid-spring, this tulip is a member of the Botanical Tulips and is quite versatile in the garden.

• Growing up to 6 in. tall (15 cm), this tulip naturalizes easily and will come back year after year.
• Performs best in full sun in fertile, preferably neutral or alkaline, well-drained soils. Protect from excessive wet and shelter from strong winds.
• Easy to grow, this tulip is a welcomed addition to beds, borders, rock gardens, or containers. For best visual impact, plant in groups (at least 15 bulbs).
• Keep an eye out for slugs, aphids, stem and bulb eelworm, tulip fire, and bulb rot.
• Propagate by seed, sown in containers in a cold greenhouse or frame in autumn (it may take 4-7 years for flowers to be produced), or by division of offsets, re-planting the larger bulbs and growing on the smaller bulbs in a nursery bed.
• All parts may cause severe discomfort following ingestion and may cause an allergic skin reaction. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling.
• Toxic to dogs, toxic to cats, toxic to horses.
• Tulipa schrenkii inhabits the Eurasian steppe, from the European part of Russia through the Caucasus to western Siberia and central Asia.