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Tulipa linifolia

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Species of flowering plant

Tulipa linifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Tulipa
Subgenus: Tulipa subg. Clusianae
Species: T. linifolia
Binomial name
Tulipa linifolia
Regel
Synonyms
  • Tulipa batalinii Regel
  • Tulipa maximowiczii Regel
  • Tulipa afghanica Markgr.

Tulipa linifolia, the flax-leaved tulip or Bokhara tulip, is a species of flowering plant in the tulip genus Tulipa (Clusiana group), family Liliaceae, native to Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, northern Iran and Afghanistan. Growing to 20 cm (8 in) tall, it is a bulbous perennial with wavy red-margined sword-shaped leaves, and bowl-shaped red flowers in early to mid-spring. Each petal has blackish marks at the base.

Taxonomy

For a general description of the taxonomic and nomenclature confusion, see Paghat's Garden, especially for the relationship between T. linifolia and T. batalinii, and also Pacific Bulb Society. T. linifolia is often referred to in horticulture as 'Batalinii Group'. and also in some databases such as the USDA.

Etymology

The Latin specific epithet linifolia means "with leaves like flax" (Linum).

Cultivation

Several cultivars are grown as ornamental plants in gardens, including 'Bronze Charm' as well as series such as Gem ('Bright Gem', 'Red Gem' and 'Salmon Gem') and Jewel ('Apricot Jewel', 'Yellow Jewel').

The following have won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:

  • Tulipa linifolia Batalinii Group (pale yellow)
  • Tulipa linifolia (Batalinii Group) 'Bright Gem' (yellow)
  • Tulipa linifolia (Batalinii Group) 'Honky Tonk'
  • Tulipa linifolia (Batalinii Group) 'Red Hunter' (red)

Gallery

  • 'Bronze Charm' 'Bronze Charm'
  • 'Bright Gem' 'Bright Gem'
  • 'Little Princess' 'Little Princess'

References

  1. Regel: T. Linifolia. Gartenflora 35: 622 (1886)
  2. Regel: T. Linifolia. Gartenflora 35: 1235 (1886)
  3. Regel: Trudy Imperatorskago S.-Peterburgskago Botaniceskago Sada. Acta Horti Petropolitani. St. Petersburg. 10: 688 (1887)
  4. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  5. Cornell University: Tulip, Bkhara
  6. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  7. ^ Paghat's Garden: 'Bright Gem' Batalin's Botanical Tulip
  8. John Grimshaw. Tupila batalinii & linifolia. Pacific Bulb Society 22 Jan 2004
  9. "RHS Plant Selector - Tulipa linifolia (Batalinii Group) 'Bright Gem'". RHS. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  10. USDA Plant profile: Tulipa batalinii Regel
  11. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
  12. Eduard August von Regel. 1884. Trudy Imperatorskago S.-Peterburgskago Botaniceskago Sada. Acta Horti Petropolitani. St. Petersburg. 8(3): 648
  13. Paghat's Garden: 'Red Gem' Batalin's Botanical Tulip
  14. Tulip Gallery: Apricot Jewel
  15. "Tulipa linifolia Batalinii Group". RHS. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  16. "Tulipa linifolia (Batalinii Group) 'Bright Gem'". RHS. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  17. "Tulipa linifolia (Batalinii Group) 'Honky Tonk'". RHS. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  18. "Tulipa linifolia (Batalinii Group) 'Red Hunter'". RHS. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Tulipa linifolia


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