Lilac Wonder Tulip

Description:

A gorgeous colorful display when grouped together the soft contrast of light lilac and yellow creates a stunning springtime look; flowers are cup shaped and large

Ornamental Features:

Lilac Wonder Tulip features beautiful lilac purple cup-shaped flowers with yellow overtones at the ends of the stems in early spring, which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It's sword-like leaves remain green in colour throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.

Landscape Attributes:

Lilac Wonder Tulip is an herbaceous perennial with tall flower stalks held atop a low mound of foliage. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.

This is a relatively low maintenance perennial, and should not require much pruning, except when necessary, such as to remove dieback. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Lilac Wonder Tulip is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• General Garden Use
• Mass Planting

Plant Characteristics:

Lilac Wonder Tulip will grow to be about 8 inches tall at maturity extending to 12 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 8 inches. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As this plant tends to go dormant in summer, it is best interplanted with late-season bloomers to hide the dying foliage.

This perennial should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This plant can be propagated by multiplication of the underground bulbs.

This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.