Johann Strauss Kaufmanniana Tulips have blooms of butter yellow with red accents.The foliage of this early spring blooming tulip is dark green with burgundy markings . Johann Strauss works best when planted as a border for a solid red and/or yellow garden. Tulip kaufmanniana open to look like a water lily on very short stems. Kaufmanniana tulips are known to be among the more reliable tulips for being perennial.
Tulip Growing Advice
- Plant in full sun to partial shade
- Tulips
need cold temperatures in order to produce a bloom, and are best suited
in climates that have 12-16 weeks of consistently cold temps (below 50
degrees) during the day.
- Drainage is essential to the survival
of tulips. Plant in garden beds that have been amended with organic
matter if your soil does not drain well.
- To encourage the
possibility of blooms for the next season, keep the leaves intact until
they have yellowed, withered and can easily be removed from the soil.
- Fertilize
tulips in fall at planting with a slow release granular fertilizer.
When leaves emerge in Spring you may fertilize your tulips again with
the same slow release granular fertilizer.