The tulip produces two or three thick bluish green leaves that are clustered at the base of the plant. The usually solitary bell-shaped flowers have three petals and three sepals. There are six free stamens, and the three-lobed ovary is terminated by a sessile three-lobed stigma.

What shape is a tulip petal?

Their star-shaped flowers have long pointed petals that arch outwards. These uniquely shaped blooms come in a variety of colors with contrasting edges. They have tall stems ranging from 14 to 24 inches.

Do tulips lose their petals?

Tulips bloom in the spring and die back shortly thereafter. As they die, the plants wilt, and the nutrients are returned to the bulb, where they are stored in preparation for blooming the next spring if conditions are right. The petals drop from the flower, the stem droops and the leaves turn yellow.