tulip 'Purple Flag'
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Purple Flag' is a bulbous perennial, to 45cm tall, with erect, grey-green foliage and single, lightly fragranced, purple-violet flowers borne mid to late spring
Scientific classification
- Species
- tulip 'Purple Flag' (Tulipa 'Purple Flag')
- Genus
- Tulipa
- Family
- Liliaceae
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- Toxicity
- Bulbs
- Plant type
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Height
- 0-0.1 metre
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Columnar upright
- Habit
- Spring
- Season of interest
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
tulip 'Purple Flag' pictures
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Distribution of tulip 'Purple Flag'
Distribution map
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of tulip 'Purple Flag'
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tulip 'Purple Flag' care guide
- Moist soil during active growth, then reduce watering after foliage yellows
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Moist soil during active growth, then reduce watering after foliage yellows
Fertilizing
FertilizingLight bulb fertilizer at emergence and again after flowering
Pruning
PruningDeadhead after flowering
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by lifting and separating offsets; see bulb propagation
Growing
GrowingPlant 10 to 15cm deep in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun, 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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