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Tulipa greigii
Species of plant in the genus Tulipa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tulipa greigii, (Greig's tulip) is a species of tulip native to Central Asia and Iran.[2]
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Taxonomy
The Latin specific epithet greigi honors the Russian Samuel Greig,[4] (1735-1788, "Father of the Russian navy")[5] due to Greig once being president of the Russian Horticultural Society.[6]
This tulip species was originally found in Turkestan,[7] and then published and described by Eduard August von Regel in Gartenflora Vol.22 on page 290 in 1873.[3]
Description
Tulipa greigii typically grows 8–12 in (20–30 cm) tall, they have single flowers with a bowl-like shape, blooming in early to mid-spring. They also have spotted and striped leaves and the flowers are quite large, up to 4 in (102 mm) wide. The blooms are more limited in colour shades than with other tulips, ranging from red and yellow to white.[8]
It is known for its variegated green and purple-maroon leaves. Its cultivars 'Oratorio',[9] 'Plaisir',[10] 'Red Riding Hood',[11] 'Toronto',[12] and 'United States' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[13]
It was featured on a Soviet postage stamp in 1960.
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