Tulipa

Aliasengl. tulip, dt. Tulpe, esp. tulipán, рус. тюльпан, liet. tulpė, укр. тюльпан, 中文 郁金香属
Odditiesornamental, new hybrids can be easily produced, petals are edible, perennial
Propagationthrough bulb offsets, from seeds or micropropagation
UrheimatTian Shan, Central Asia
HabitatBerlin, Germany

The Netherlands, a major commercial cultivator of tulips, produces over 3 billion tulip bulbs per year, the majority for export.