Characteristics and Morphology Flower Tulip

Tulip is a bulbous perennial plant originating from Central Asia. In the Netherlands plant that can reach a height of about 70 cm flowering during the winter which is around March and April. In Iran and Turkey, this flower became a symbol of national interest. Tulip flowers can only grow and bloom in subtropical areas that daily temperature of not more than 16 degrees Celsius.

Characteristics and Morphology Flower Tulip

Tulips (Tulipa sp.) Has several characteristics that can be seen from their morphological appearance. Tulip leaves lancet-shaped, dark green when young, and yellow when entering the fall. The leaves have fuzz on the bottom with a bone in the form of leaves bachidodromus. The tulips are beautiful flowers. Flower color varies depending on the type of cultivar origin. Flowers are arranged in a spiral shape. This form is a modification of the system inflorescence Pinaceae. Tulips grow upright woody stem with a green color to dark gray.


Plant tulip leaves are waxy with a long narrow shape. The leaves are green with bluish shades. The tulips are large and consists of 6 pieces of leaf crown. Disilangkawinkan tulips are very easy to obtain beautiful color variations. Flowers result of crosses can be single colored (red, yellow, orange, green, purple, and blue) or colored compound in the presence of a wide range of gradation and color combinations. The tulips have seeds wrapped round flat dry capsule. The seeds can be used as plant propagation. This flower is actually still a family with a lily.

Flowers are nicknamed "Tulipomania" has also become a symbol or a symbol of love and beauty of the world. From several experiments, these flowers can be grown in Indonesia as long as we can modify the microclimate in the environment in which it grows as it has done in Singapore.

Types of Tulip

Based on the time of the bloom, tulips can be classified into three types. The types include
Tulip early in the season; This type of tulip bloom earlier that from March to April. Some cultivars have flowers between red emperor tulips, waterlily tulips, and tulips greige.
Tulip middle of the season; This type of tulip bloom earlier from April to May. Some cultivars include tulip flowers swan wings, cockatoos tulips, and tulip darwin.
Tulip end of the season; This type of tulip blooms over the end of the start of May. some flower cultivars include rembrandt.

Benefits Tulip Flowers

In addition to its benefits as an ornamental plant and a symbol of love, tulips turned out to contain a lot of benefits. Tulips can be used as an herbal medicine to cure various types of the disease include anemia (anemia), bruising, blood stagnation, high blood pressure (hypertension), cancer of the blood, and the blood is low. Besides the benefits of tulip flowers can also be used to cure back pain and parasites in the blood