Garden Tulip - Tulipa

Description

Familiar as a garden flower and occurring in numerous varieties and colours.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Occasionally escapes beyond the garden boundaries for instance when discarded bulbs manage to establish and grow. It rarely persists for long in the wild and is usually found close to habitation.

When to see it

Various cultivated varieties have been developed to extend the flowering period but it is probably most likely to be seen flowering in April and May.

Life History

Perennial.

UK Status

Occasional but widespread in Britain as a casual escape from cultivation.

VC55 Status

Rare or little recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland as a casual escape from cultivation. It was not recorded in the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire.

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Species profile

Common names
Tulip
Species group:
Wildflowers
Kingdom:
Plantae
Order:
Liliales
Family:
Liliaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
12
First record:
27/05/2015 (Calow, Graham)
Last record:
22/04/2021 (Nicholls, David)

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