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Tulip
* All tulips prefer full sun and exceptionally well-drained soil.
* Many tulips only have a one or two year blooming period before only growing foliage then dying off.
* Most Tulips come from Holland and they bloom in spring
  - tulips grow in springs
* Most tulips have color
  - distinct color
  - flowers in different shades of yellow, orange, pink, red and violet
  - leaves
  - use photosynthesis
* Some tulips grow in grassy meadows
* actually prefer mountain regions when growing wild.
* add color, texture and excitement to meals.
* also contain both male and female parts, which allows the plant to reproduce asexually
  - mean eternal life and are heralds of spring
* are a part of the lily family
  - affected by fungal, bacterial and viral diseases
  - angiosperms with a single large flower
  - bright, cup-shaped flowers with a smooth green stem
  - brightly colored, upright flowers which bloom from early spring to early summer
  - easy to propagate and are readily available to buy in the UK as bulbs or cut flowers
  - hardy, spring-flowering garden bulbs available in just about every color of the rainbow
  - heavy flowers
  - in various stages of bloom and magnolias are in full bloom and dropping petals
  - irrepressibly cheerful flowers, and beloved symbols of spring and renewal
  - like dogs
  - monocots belonging to the lily family, the Liliaceae
  - naturally a perennial plant, meaning that they come back year after year
  - one of the coldest tolerant bulbs on the market
  - particularly thirsty flowers, so add fresh water every day
  - relatively easy to grow and do particularly well in flower beds and borders
  - self-sufficient
  - sun as well as shade lovers
  - symbolic of fame and perfect love
* are the most popular flower after roses
  - senstive to poor drainage
  - tough and can survive well in our northern winters
  - used fresh rather than cooked and can be added to appetizers, salads and desserts
  - useful for landscaping and for cut flowers
* are very cold hardy and adapted to our climate
  - popular in Holland and are celebrated at an annual festival
* bloom for years
  - on bulbous plants , with large, showy flowers with six petals
* blossom in the spring with colorful blooms that liven up a spring landscape.
* can be black, purple, traditional red, yellow and pink and even a stately white
  - continue to grow as much as an inch per day after being cut
  - have one or more flowers on the stem
* combine well with other flowers.
* come in all colors except blue
  - both subdued and brilliant colors
* come in the largest variety of sizes and colors, as well as blooming periods
  - widest selection of colors and varieties
  - up when it is warmer
* cost more in the summer than in the spring.
* disperse seeds.
* do best in areas with dry summers and cold winters.
* drink up a lot of water.
* generally bloom about two to three weeks every spring for three to five years.
* grow and bend with the light, roses open and drop petals.
* grow from bulbs and produce colorful cup-shaped flowers in the spring
  - that store food for the plants' growth
  - seeds or bulbs
* grow in any well-drained soil
  - naturally across Europe and Asia
  - under the snow because after the snow is gone it's spring
  - wild over a great territory in Asia Minor through Siberia to China
* have basal leaves
  - requirements
  - that effect on a border
  - underground storage organs called bulbs to survive the long months of winter
* includes cell membranes
  - cells
  - corpi
  - cytoplasm
  - nuclei
  - plasma membranes
  - sections
  - vacuoles
* like to dry out in the summer.
* originate from central Asia.
* perform best in a sandy, organically enriched soil
  - full sun and well-drained soils
* prefer a pure, loamy soil
  - site with full or afternoon sun
* produce tuliposides and tulipalins, chemical substances that induce allergy.
* reproduce with seeds in the wild by scattering the seeds at the end of the flowering season.
* require a period of cold while they are dormant and resting between shows
  - they're dormant and resting between shows
  - well drained soil and good sunlight
* symbolize imagination, dreaminess, perfect lover and a declaration of love.
* tend to droop once they've been cut.
* thrive on just plain clean water.
* vary tremendously in flower and plant size, bloom period, shape, and color.