Tulipa greigii | |
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Tulipa greigii botanical illustration | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Liliaceae |
Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
Tribe: | Lilieae |
Genus: | Tulipa |
Species: | T. greigii
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Binomial name | |
Tulipa greigii | |
Synonyms [2] [3] | |
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Tulipa greigii, (Greig's tulip) is a species of tulip native to Central Asia and Iran. [2]
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]
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.
Tulipa greigii | |
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Tulipa greigii botanical illustration | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Liliaceae |
Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
Tribe: | Lilieae |
Genus: | Tulipa |
Species: | T. greigii
|
Binomial name | |
Tulipa greigii | |
Synonyms [2] [3] | |
List
|
Tulipa greigii, (Greig's tulip) is a species of tulip native to Central Asia and Iran. [2]
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]
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.