Colorful bulb (5)

I believe the answer is:

tulip

(Other definitions for tulip that I've seen before include "Plant at the centre of the Dutch financial bubble of 1637" , "Spring-blooming plant" , "Spring bulb" , "Bulb producing a single showy flower" , "Amsterdam bloom?" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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