Darželinė tulpė – Tulipa x gesneriana

Darželinė tulpė

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameDarželinė tulpė
Latin plant nameTulipa x gesneriana
English plant nameDidier's Tulip
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Borders
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Pods
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Cemetery
  • Combination with woody plants
ASSORTMENTmain
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 10 to 15
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • short – 21-40 cm
  • middle height – 41- 60 cm
  • tall - 61-80 cm
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
  • purple
  • variegated
  • striped
Blossom color
  • white
  • yellow, yellow tints
  • orange
  • red, red tints
  • violet
  • blue, blue tints
  • green
  • purple
  • striped
Blooming time
  • spring - April Second Decade - June First Decade
Blooming period2 months
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months2
Groupshort-lived perennial (grown 2-4 years)
Bioecological groupBulbous and corm
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, bulbs. The flower begins blooming in 8 years after sowing. Propagation by seeds is used only in selection. Tulips are mostly propagated by bulbs. Bulbs of tulips are perennial, but produce alternate and daughter bulbs.