Tulipa kaufmanniana | |
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Tulipa kaufmanniana 'Giuseppe Verdi' | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Liliaceae |
Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
Tribe: | Lilieae |
Genus: | Tulipa |
Species: | T. kaufmanniana
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Binomial name | |
Tulipa kaufmanniana | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Tulipa berkariensis Rukšans |
Tulipa kaufmanniana, the water lily tulip, is a species of tulip native to Central Asia. [2]
The tulip has a short stem, 20–25 cm (8–10 in) long, [3] making it a dwarf tulip. [4]
It has lance shaped leaves which may be plain green, [3] or blue-green. [5] They also often have purple markings on their leaves. [6]
It is one of the earliest tulips to bloom, [3] [4] between February and April. [5]
The funnel-shaped flower, [3] has six pointy petals that open out like a star similar to water lilies, hence the common name. [5] They open very wide on sunny days. [4] They usually have outermost petals with a different colour than interior petals. [6] The long upright petals often have a flushed orange-red, [5] red or purple flush on the back of the petal. [3] Inside the petal, there may be a butter-yellow, [5] or yellow blotch and sometimes with further red markings. [3] There are also red, orange, pink and clear yellow forms too. [5]
After it has flowered it will form seeds. [7]
It is commonly known as the 'Water-lily Tulip'. [8] because the petals of the flower open out like a star or waterlily. [5] [3] [4]
The Latin specific epithet kaufmanniana refers to Konstantin von Kaufman (1818–1882) who was the first Governor-General of Russian Turkestan where the tulip was found.
It was first found in Turkestan, [9] [10] and then published and described by Eduard August von Regel in his botanical magazine ' Gartenflora' Vol.26 on page 194 in 1877. [11] [9] [12] It was also published by Regel in Act. Hort. Petrop. Vol.5. on page 265 in 1877. [9]
Tulipa kaufmanniana is native to temperate areas of Central Asia. [12] It has naturalised between southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia from Anatolia and Iran in the west to northeast of China. [7]
It is found in Kyrgyzstan, [12] Tajikistan and in Kazakhstan. [5]
As well as found on the mountains of Tien-Shan, [5] [13] the Pamir and Hindu Kush mountains. [7]
T. kaufmanniana grows in the wild on stony hillsides, [5] and steppes. [7]
They are suitable to be grown in the rock garden, bed and borders. [4] It is suitable for growing in USDA Growing Zones: 3 to 8, in full sun and soils with medium moisture retention or well-drained soils. [10]
Seed germination of the tulip has been studied, and it was concluded that stratification for 7 weeks was more effective treatment on studied traits than 5 weeks. Moreover, cold stratification was a better treatment on breaking seed dormancy of the seeds. [7]
They and their hybrids are placed in Group 12, the Kaufmanniana Group, by the Royal Horticultural Society. [6] Their leaves often have dashes and streaks of purple, which show the influence of Tulipa greigii in the breeding programmes. [3]
It was given the First Class Certification by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1897. [14]
The cultivars 'Ancilla', 'Early Harvest', 'Showwinner' (deep red [5]) and 'Stresa' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [15] [16] [17] [18] Two other Group 12 cultivars are listed by the RHS as gaining the Award of Garden Merit, 'Alfred Cortot' and 'Glück'. [19] [20]
Other known hybrids include 'Heart's Delight', a soft pink with an orange-yellow eye, the clear yellow 'Chopin' and white 'Concerto'. [5] In America, common cultivars include; 'Ancilla' soft pink, red and white flowers, 'Johann Strauss' rosy red and sulfur yellow blooms and 'Stresa' golden yellow with carmine red flowers. [4]
In the 1960s, a postage stamp in CCCP (Russia), was issued with an image of the tulip. [21] Then in 1993, a postage stamp in Uzbekistan, within the Flowers series was issued with an image of the tulip. [22]
Tulipa kaufmanniana | |
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Tulipa kaufmanniana 'Giuseppe Verdi' | |
Scientific classification
![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Liliaceae |
Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
Tribe: | Lilieae |
Genus: | Tulipa |
Species: | T. kaufmanniana
|
Binomial name | |
Tulipa kaufmanniana | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Tulipa berkariensis Rukšans |
Tulipa kaufmanniana, the water lily tulip, is a species of tulip native to Central Asia. [2]
The tulip has a short stem, 20–25 cm (8–10 in) long, [3] making it a dwarf tulip. [4]
It has lance shaped leaves which may be plain green, [3] or blue-green. [5] They also often have purple markings on their leaves. [6]
It is one of the earliest tulips to bloom, [3] [4] between February and April. [5]
The funnel-shaped flower, [3] has six pointy petals that open out like a star similar to water lilies, hence the common name. [5] They open very wide on sunny days. [4] They usually have outermost petals with a different colour than interior petals. [6] The long upright petals often have a flushed orange-red, [5] red or purple flush on the back of the petal. [3] Inside the petal, there may be a butter-yellow, [5] or yellow blotch and sometimes with further red markings. [3] There are also red, orange, pink and clear yellow forms too. [5]
After it has flowered it will form seeds. [7]
It is commonly known as the 'Water-lily Tulip'. [8] because the petals of the flower open out like a star or waterlily. [5] [3] [4]
The Latin specific epithet kaufmanniana refers to Konstantin von Kaufman (1818–1882) who was the first Governor-General of Russian Turkestan where the tulip was found.
It was first found in Turkestan, [9] [10] and then published and described by Eduard August von Regel in his botanical magazine ' Gartenflora' Vol.26 on page 194 in 1877. [11] [9] [12] It was also published by Regel in Act. Hort. Petrop. Vol.5. on page 265 in 1877. [9]
Tulipa kaufmanniana is native to temperate areas of Central Asia. [12] It has naturalised between southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia from Anatolia and Iran in the west to northeast of China. [7]
It is found in Kyrgyzstan, [12] Tajikistan and in Kazakhstan. [5]
As well as found on the mountains of Tien-Shan, [5] [13] the Pamir and Hindu Kush mountains. [7]
T. kaufmanniana grows in the wild on stony hillsides, [5] and steppes. [7]
They are suitable to be grown in the rock garden, bed and borders. [4] It is suitable for growing in USDA Growing Zones: 3 to 8, in full sun and soils with medium moisture retention or well-drained soils. [10]
Seed germination of the tulip has been studied, and it was concluded that stratification for 7 weeks was more effective treatment on studied traits than 5 weeks. Moreover, cold stratification was a better treatment on breaking seed dormancy of the seeds. [7]
They and their hybrids are placed in Group 12, the Kaufmanniana Group, by the Royal Horticultural Society. [6] Their leaves often have dashes and streaks of purple, which show the influence of Tulipa greigii in the breeding programmes. [3]
It was given the First Class Certification by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1897. [14]
The cultivars 'Ancilla', 'Early Harvest', 'Showwinner' (deep red [5]) and 'Stresa' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [15] [16] [17] [18] Two other Group 12 cultivars are listed by the RHS as gaining the Award of Garden Merit, 'Alfred Cortot' and 'Glück'. [19] [20]
Other known hybrids include 'Heart's Delight', a soft pink with an orange-yellow eye, the clear yellow 'Chopin' and white 'Concerto'. [5] In America, common cultivars include; 'Ancilla' soft pink, red and white flowers, 'Johann Strauss' rosy red and sulfur yellow blooms and 'Stresa' golden yellow with carmine red flowers. [4]
In the 1960s, a postage stamp in CCCP (Russia), was issued with an image of the tulip. [21] Then in 1993, a postage stamp in Uzbekistan, within the Flowers series was issued with an image of the tulip. [22]