Tulipa linifolia f. linifolia

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Tulipa maximowiczii, Regel. Lvs. erect: peduncle glabrous: perianth crimson, with a black basal blotch; segms. obtuse, ending in a short sharp point: anthers light purple; filaments linear, not bearded. E. Bokhara, 1889. Closely allied to T. linifolia, from which it differs in having outer bulb-tunic hairy at apex (not woolly), erect lvs. and sharp-pointed perianth-segms. Gt. 38:1307. G.C. III. 19:757. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.