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The Tulip Poplar tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, also known as Yellow poplar or Tuliptree, is natures masterpiece with beautiful tulip like flowers and very fast growing. The Tulip Poplar is a fast growing large shade tree that can grow 15 to 20 over a 6 to 8 year period. As a specimen tree on a large property it has great beauty, and in the fall can be spectacular. This deciduous tree has moderate water requirements and has a moderate tolerance for salt and alkali soils. It has masses of tulip-like flowers in the spring. The lovely little tulip-shaped flowers are greenish-yellow with an orange band. Leaves are deep green and turn a blazing golden yellow in fall. It is a wonderful shade tree, hardy and is highly resistant to insects and diseases.

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The Tulip ‘Hearts Delight’, ‘Tulipa Kaufmanniana’, a fall planted bulb, produces a tri-color flower. The large red and white flowers are unique and. when the blooms are completely opened you will see the yellow center. Tulips in this class have been developed from the Tulipa kaufmanniana species, which is native to Turkestan. They are some of the very earliest to flower. The flowers on short stems open in sunlight to form an almost flat hexagonal star. They are well suited for rock gardens and can be kept in the ground where they easily multiply. They flower in early spring.

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The Tulip ‘Claudia’, ‘Tulipa lily flowering’, a fall planted bulb, produces stunning purple and white flowers. This variety is absolutely astonishing when the flowers are completely opened up. Lilly Flowering tulips have slender, urn shaped flowers with pointed tips. They are quite tall and known for their long-lasting elegant flowers. These tulips flower in mid spring and they are very popular as cut flowers. Do not prune foliage until it has died back. If flowers are used for bouquets leave as much of the foliage as possible on the plant. Lily flowering tulips reliably come back every year. Lily flowering tulips are not only reliable, but they also have a look of elegance. Lift the bulbs about every 5 years or so and replant when they become too crowded.

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The Tulip ‘Apricot Beauty’, ‘Tulipa single early’, a fall planted bulb, produces a very fragrant, pastel peach-colored flower. The word single implies that cultivars in this class have only one flower with six petals. Single Early Tulips bloom in early spring and are good for rock gardens, beds, and borders. These tulips are the oldest group of Tulips in cultivation. Single early tulips are hardy and bloom on sturdy 10- to 12-inch stems.

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