Tulipa sylvestris

Plants (10–)30–45 cm; bulbs often stoloniferous, ovoid to obovate, 1.8–4(–5) × 1–2.5 cm; tunics brownish black, papery, apex with rusty, straight hairs adaxially. Leaves 2–3(–4), widely spaced, more or less declinate, channeled; blade dark green, linear to linear-lanceolate, keeled, glabrous; proximal cauline blade 25–35 × 1–1.5(–2) cm. Flowers 1(–2), nodding in bud; tepals 6(–8), golden yellow, midrib abaxially tinged with green; outer tepals narrowly elliptical to subrhombic, 30–40(–65) × 8–15(–25) mm, apex acuminate; inner tepals elliptic-oblanceolate, 30–40(–60) × 15–20(–25) mm, apex shortly acuminate; filaments flat, 8–14 mm, pubescent; anthers orange, 4–9 mm; ovary bright green, 10–12 mm. Capsules 15–30 × 14–16 mm. 2n = 36.

Water moderately, allowing the top 3cm to dry out between watering.

Tulipa Sylvestris

Tulipa sylvestris

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