Tulipa bifloriformis

Tulipa bifloriformis is a species of tulip native to Central Asia.^[2] Its dwarfed 'Starlight' cultivar has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[3]

Tulipa bifloriformis
Tulipa bifloriformis typically has multiple flowers per stem
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Subfamily:	Lilioideae
Tribe:	Lilieae
Genus:	Tulipa
Species:	T. bifloriformis
Binomial name
Tulipa bifloriformis Vved.[1]
Synonyms[2]
Tulipa orthopoda Vved.

Physical description

Tulipa bifloriformis comes in two different forms, a regular flower and a dwarf variant. The regular flower grows between 15-20 cm (5,9- 7.87in) and the dwarf form is 5-7cm (1.9- 2.7in). The flower has a yellow base and a white satellite. ^[4]

Geography

Tulips originate from Central Asia (Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan region). Tulipa bifloriformis grows in stony or clay slops.^[5]

History

The tulip is native to Central Asia but is naturalized throughout Europe thanks to trading on the Silk Road.^[5]

On a postage stamp of Uzbekistan