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Species Tulip 'Unicum': Variegated Foliage and Red Flowers

Overview

Tulipa praestans 'Unicum' is a distinctive species tulip with variegated green-and-white leaves and clusters of bright red flowers. It blooms in early to mid-spring and naturalizes well.

Taxonomy

Family:	Liliaceae (lil-ee-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Tulipa (TOO-li-pa)
Species:	praestans (PRAY-stans)
Cultivar:	Unicum

Garden Use

Excellent for rock gardens, borders, and naturalizing. Full sun, well-drained soil.

Bulbs: Species Hosta montana 'Oba Giboshi' – Wild Type Elegance; Siam Tulip (Curcuma alismatifolia): The Tropical Ginger with Tulip-Like Blooms; Triumph Tulip 'Negrita' (Tulipa 'Negrita'): Deep Purple Mid-Season Beauty; Species Tulip (Tulipa turkestanica): Multi-Flowered Wild Tulip; Lady Tulip 'Lady Jane' (Tulipa clusiana); Parrot Tulip 'Rococo' (Tulipa); Triumph Tulip 'Calgary' (Tulipa); Species Tulip 'Little Beauty' (Tulipa 'Little Beauty'); Species Tulip 'Lilac Wonder' (Tulipa bakeri): Lilac-Pink Blooms for Rock Gardens; Lady Tulip (Tulipa clusiana): Elegant Red and White Species Tulip

Garden Articles

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Darwin Hybrid Tulip 'Gudoshnik' (Tulipa)

Darwin Hybrid Tulip 'Daydream' (Tulipa)

Triumph Tulip 'Apricot Beauty' (Tulipa)

Fosteriana Tulip 'Sweetheart': Soft Yellow with White Base

Fringed Tulip 'Cummins': Elegant White with Pink Fringes

Triumph Tulip 'Shirley': Ivory-White Blooms with a Purple Edge

Plants

Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis): Winter's First White Bells

Camassia (Camassia leichtlinii): Blue Star Spires for Spring

Darwin Hybrid Tulip 'Apeldoorn': Classic Red Tulip for Perennializing

Parrot Tulip 'Estella Rijnveld': Flamboyant Red and White Fringed Petals

Parrot Tulip 'Orange Favorite': Flaming Orange Fringed Petals

Triumph Tulip 'Blueberry Ripple': Purple and White Flamed Petals

Viridiflora Tulip 'Spring Green': A Timeless Green-Feathered Beauty