Tulipa orphanidea

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Tulipa hageri, Heldr. Height 6 in.: lvs. 4-5, lorate acute, not undulate: fls. chiefly red, about 2 in. across; perianth broad-campanulate, 1 1/4 in., inodorous; segms. acute, red, with a large, green or purple-black basal blotch margined with yellow; stamens purple-black; filaments linear, bearded at base; ovary narrowed at collar; stigmas small. Hills of Parnes range in Attica. B.M. 6242. F. 1877:169. Var. nitens, Hort. Wallace. Said to be much finer than the type: fls. 3 in. across, bright orange-red, the outer segms. flushed with gray and bronze, black at base. Asia Minor. Gn. 63, p. 372. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.