Tulipa agenensis

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Tulipa oculus-solis, St. Amans. Tall, 12-18 in.: st. slender, glabrous: lvs. 3-4, lorate-lanceolate, acute, glabrous: perianth funnelform-campanulate, 2 1/2-3 in. long, 4 1/2 in. across, scentless, erect; segms. bright red, with a large long black yellow-bordered blotch, very acute, the inner ones often less so; anthers yellow; filaments purple; ovary prismatic. South of France, Italy, and Switzerland. B.R. 380 (as T. Gesneriana). Var. Lortetii, Baker. A slight variety, the basal spot oblanceolate and black. Marseilles. Var. lycica, Baker. St. 6-8 in. long: lvs. crowded: perianth-segms. all acute, inner oblanceolate-oblong; apex subdeltoid; blotch black; anthers and filaments dark purple. Lycia, Asia Minor. Var. aleppica, Baker. A form with fls. considerably smaller than W. European type, with a smaller black basal blotch. Asia Minor, Syria, and Palestine. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.