Botanical name | Liriodendron tulipifera |
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Plant Care | ![]() Deciduous Deciduous – Sheds Its Leaves Annually ![]() Full Sun Full Sun – Prefers 6 or more hours of sun per day. ![]() Frost Hardy Frost Hardy – Can Handle frost without damage. ![]() Moderate Watering Moderate Watering – Requires Regular Watering. ![]() Low Maintenance Low Maintenance – Requires little maintenance. ![]() Non Indigenous Non Indigenous – Exotic to South Africa. |
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Flowers | Bears unusual yellow-green flowers with marked orange throats. |
Common name(s) | Tulip tree |
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Foliage | This tree has rather oddly shaped oak like leaves. It displays golden Autumn foliage. |
Uses in landscape design | Ideal for large gardens in colder parts of the country. Large gardens |
Other languages | Tulpeboom (A) |
Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip tree)
- Botanical name: Liriodendron tulipifera
- Common name(s): Tulip tree
- Categories: Trees
Plant description:
This large tree has rather oddly shaped oak like leaves and unusual yellow-green flowers with marked orange throats. It displays golden autumn foliage. Ideal for large gardens in colder parts of the country.
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Botanical Pronunciation: lir-i-o-DEN-dron too-li-PIF-er-a
Liriodendron tulipifera requirements and features
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Moderate Maintenance
Requires moderate maintenance.
Bears unusual yellow-green flowers with marked orange throats.
This tree has rather oddly shaped oak like leaves. It displays golden Autumn foliage.