Manyhave foliage which is mottled or gray to blue green in color. Species tulips offer more in the way of bloom. Many have multipleblooms per stem, some have up to 7. Species tulips can be used with other spring blooming plantssuch as pasque flower or grape hyacinth. Siberian iris and crestediris also make excellent companions.
Species tulips are alsosuitable for containers.
It grows just 5 inches tall. Tulipa clusiana grows 10 to 12 inches tall and blooms in earlyspring. The flowers have a white interior with crimson centralstar and a pink exterior. It naturalizes very well. Tulipa greigii comes in pink, yellow, orange, red, buff, cream, andapricot.