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|familia=Liliaceae
|genus=Tulipa
|species=turkestanica
|habit=bulbous
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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|Min ht metric=in
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|Max ht metric=in
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Min wd box=6
|Min wd metric=in
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|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|water=moderate, less when dormant
|water_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
|features=flowers
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|flowers=white
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'''''Tulipa turkestanica''''' ('''Turkestan Tulip''') is a species of [[tulip]] native to central [[Asia]], notably Iran and [[Turkestan]]. 

It is a [[herbaceous]] perennial from a [[bulb]], growing 10&nbsp;cm to 15&nbsp;cm tall, with 2&ndash;4 glaucous-green [[leaf|leaves]] up to 15&nbsp;cm long on each stem. The [[flower]]s are white to pinkish-red, with a yellow centre; each plant produces from 1 to 12 flowers in early spring.

''Tulipa turkestanica'' is a popular [[ornamental plant]], grown in [[rock garden]]s. It is a beautiful flower because of its bright colors.