| Description | Tulip tarda is an heirloom Tulip introduced around 1590. When open the flowers are star shaped with a yellow star shaped blotch in the center. Short reaching around 6 inches tall. Readily naturalizes. |
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| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizoms, etc. |
| Hardiness Zone | 3 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained |
| Flowers | star shaped, white with interior star shaped yellow blotch |
| Stems | bulbs form droppers which are empty shells of the bulbs |
| Dimensions | 6 inches tall |
| Maintenance | plant 3-4 inch apart and 4 inches deep |
| Propagation | division |
| Native Site | rocky slopes of Tian Shan, Mountains of Heaven or the Heavenly Mountain, a large system of mountain ranges located in Central Asia |
| Notes & Reference | #166-Tulips (Richard Wilford), #270-Gardenia (www.gardenia.net) |