Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipfera)

$10.75

One of the tallest and most beautiful eastern hardwoods, with a long, straight trunk, a narrow crown that spreads with age, and large showy flowers resembling tulips. Showy, yellow-orange, tulip-like flowers are often missed because they are up 50 feet or higher in the tops of trees. Cone-shaped seed heads remain after leaves have fallen. It is also a host plant for the Easter Tiger Swallowtail and 16 other species of butterflies and moths in our area (nwf.org)

Photo Credit: John Blair

One of the tallest and most beautiful eastern hardwoods, with a long, straight trunk, a narrow crown that spreads with age, and large showy flowers resembling tulips. Showy, yellow-orange, tulip-like flowers are often missed because they are up 50 feet or higher in the tops of trees. Cone-shaped seed heads remain after leaves have fallen. It is also a host plant for the Easter Tiger Swallowtail and 16 other species of butterflies and moths in our area (nwf.org)

Photo Credit: John Blair

Life Cycle: Perennial

Sun Exposure: Full, Partial (Full is ideal)

Soil Moisture: Wet, Medium-wet, Medium

Height: 70-90 feet

Plant Spacing: 40 feet

Bloom Time: April-June

Bloom Color: Yellow, Green, Brown

Advantages: Bird Favorite, Pollinator Favorite

Host Plant: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Polyphemus, Cecropia, possibly the Spicebush Swallowtail, and 13 other species of butterflies and moths use this as a caterpillar host plant in our area (nwf.org)

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