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|familia=Liliaceae
|familia=Liliaceae
|genus=Tulipa
|genus=Tulipa
|species=turkestanica
|species=turkestanica
|habit=bulbous
|habit=bulbous
|Max wd metric=in
|Max wd metric=in
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|water=moderate, less when dormant
|water_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
|features=flowers
|features=flowers
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=9
|max_zone=9
|image=Upload.png
|image=Tulipa turkestanica (Liliaceae) plant.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_width=240
}}
}}
'''''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 cm to 15 cm tall, with 2–4 glaucous-green [[leaf|leaves]] up to 15 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.
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
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