Flowers occur 3 to 7 per stem. Tulipa tarda flowers are yellow with white tips. Plants grow 4 to6 inches tall. This tulip is easy to grow. Tulipa turkestanica has cream colored flowers occurring 3 to 5 perstem.
Flowers appear in early spring.
Plants grow 5 to 8 inchestall. All the species tulips listed above are hardy in USDA hardinesszones 4 through 7 with the exception of T. pulchella and T.turkestanica. They are hardy in zones 5 to 8. Many more speciestulips are available just waiting for the opportunity to grow inyour garden. Iowa State University , Ames, Iowa.