tulip 'Sun Lover'
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Sun Lover' produces double, cup-shaped flowers in late spring that emerge golden-yellow with variable red-orange striations before maturing through shades of orange to an orange-red colour
Scientific classification
- Species
- tulip 'Sun Lover' (Tulipa 'Sun Lover')
- Genus
- Tulipa
- Family
- Liliaceae
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- Toxicity
- Bulbs
- Plant type
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Columnar upright
- Habit
- Spring
- Season of interest
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
tulip 'Sun Lover' pictures
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Distribution of tulip 'Sun Lover'
Distribution map
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of tulip 'Sun Lover'
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tulip 'Sun Lover' care guide
- Water regularly while foliage grows, reduce supply sharply after leaves fade
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Water regularly while foliage grows, reduce supply sharply after leaves fade
Fertilizing
FertilizingLow nitrogen diluted bulb feed every three weeks pre-flower bud formation
Pruning
PruningDeadhead after flowering
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by lifting and separating offsets
Growing
GrowingPlant 10-15cm deep in fertile, well-drained soil. Protect from excessive wet and shelter from strong winds; see tulip cultivation
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
May be susceptible to tulip fire and bulb rot in poorly drained soil
Pests
May be susceptible to slugs, aphids and stem and bulb eelworm; squirrels may eat the bulbs
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