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Botanical Name:
Tulipa 'New Design'
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Common Name: Tulip
Genus:
Tulipa
Tulipa ‘New Design’ (1974) has pink-bordered leaves and silvery pink, 14- to 20-inch-tall blooms flushed yellow with pale fuchsia tips. This bulb is easygoing and long-lived.
Noteworthy characteristics:
This is a Triumph tulip, which is a division of large-flowered, midseason hybrid tulips.
Care:
Grow in fertile, well-drained soil in full or afternoon sun. Use them in containers or raised beds if soil drains poorly. Plant to a depth of two and a half times the height of the bulb. In regions warmer than Zone 8, bulbs will need a cold treatment (40° to 45°F for 8 to 10 weeks).
Propagation:
For more bulbs, lift plants in summer and remove the offsets (small lateral bulblets). In fall, replant the bulbs and offsets and fertilize with low-nitrogen fertilizer.
Problems:
Bulb and root rot, gray mold, slugs, snails, aphids, nematodes, voles.
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Photo/Illustration: Brent Heath