Tulipa montana

Read about Tulipa montana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Tulipa wilsoniana, Hoog (T. Watsoniana, Andre). Differs from T. linifolia in bearing a mass of protruding woolly hairs from the bulb rather than short and bristly hairs, in having fewer and somewhat broader lvs., fls. more distinctly margined with red and more upright-growing in the later stages of development, in the obovate inner segms., and in the longer ovary and broader filaments. Mountains of Trans-Caspia, southwest of Aschabad. G.C. III. 29:327.—Named for G. F. Wilson of Weybridge, England. The fls. are "of a particularly deep and full vermilion-scarlet;" outer segms. oblong, with small cusp; inner segms. obovate, more or less retuse: scape short, 2-4 in. high. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.