Tulipa greigii
Tulipa greigii botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Tulipa
Species:
T. greigii
Binomial name
Tulipa greigii
Synonyms[2][3]
List
    • Tulipa karatavica (Regel) Vved. ex Lipsch.
    • Tulipa krauseana Regel
    • Tulipa mogoltavica Popov & Vved.

Tulipa greigii, (Greig's tulip) is a species of tulip native to Central Asia and Iran.[2]

Taxonomy

The Latin specific epithet greigi honors the Russian Samuel Greig,[4] (1735-1788, "Father of the Russian navy")[5] due to Greig once being president of the Russian Horticultural Society.[6]

This tulip species was originally found in Turkestan,[7] and then published and described by Eduard August von Regel in Gartenflora Vol.22 on page 290 in 1873.[3]

Description

Tulipa greigii typically grows 8–12 in (20–30 cm) tall, they have single flowers with a bowl-like shape, blooming in early to mid-spring. They also have spotted and striped leaves and the flowers are quite large, up to 4 in (102 mm) wide. The blooms are more limited in colour shades than with other tulips, ranging from red and yellow to white.[8]

It is known for its variegated green and purple-maroon leaves. Its cultivars 'Oratorio',[9] 'Plaisir',[10] 'Red Riding Hood',[11] 'Toronto',[12] and 'United States' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[13]

It was featured on a Soviet postage stamp in 1960.

Soviet stamp from 1960

References

  1. Gartenflora 22: 290 (1873)
  2. 1 2 "Tulipa greigii Regel". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Tulipa greigii Regel is an accepted name". theplantlist.org (The Plant List). 23 March 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  4. "Greig's Tulip 'Chopin'". paghat.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  5. "Tulipa Species Two". www.pacificbulbsociety.org. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  6. "Tulipa greigii aurea". rareplants.co.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  7. "Liliaceae Tulipa greigii Regel". Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  8. McIntosh, Jamie (21 March 2020). "14 Tulip Varieties to Plant for Spring Blooms". The Spruce. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  9. "Tulipa 'Oratorio' (14)". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  10. "Tulipa 'Plaisir' (14)". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  11. "Tulipa 'Red Riding Hood' (14)". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  12. "Tulipa 'Toronto' (14)". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  13. "Tulipa 'United States' (14)". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
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