| Alias | engl. tulip, dt. Tulpe, esp. tulipán, рус. тюльпан, liet. tulpė, укр. тюльпан, 中文 郁金香属 |
| Oddities | ornamental, new hybrids can be easily produced, petals are edible, perennial |
| Propagation | through bulb offsets, from seeds or micropropagation |
| Urheimat | Tian Shan, Central Asia |
| Habitat | Berlin, Germany |
The Netherlands, a major commercial cultivator of tulips, produces over 3 billion tulip bulbs per year, the majority for export.