| Tulipa saxatilis | |
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| Tulipa saxatilis 'Lilac Wonder' | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
| Tribe: | Lilieae |
| Genus: | Tulipa |
| Subgenus: | Tulipasubg. Eriostemones |
| Species: | T. saxatilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tulipa saxatilis | |
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Tulipa saxatilis (syn.Tulipa bakeri) is aGreek andTurkish species of plant in the genusTulipa of the familyLiliaceae.[1][2][3][4]
Tulipa saxatilis is aperennialherbaceous plant. The stems can reach a height of up to 25 centimeters. Thisgeophyte (cryptophyte) formsbulbs as resting buds. The egg-shaped bulbs have a rough shell, are 2 to 3.5 cm long and 1.5 to 3 cm wide. The two to threeleaves are up to 38 centimeters long and 4.5 centimeters wide, and are flat, narrow andlanceolate with a clear gloss upper surface.[5]
The flowers are usually single, rarely in pairs on the stem. Theperianth is bright pink, with a sharply demarcated yellow centre and the petals are pointed. The three outer petals are 38 to 53 mm long and 9 to 18 mm wide, the three inner ones being the same length, but wider. Thestamens are hairy at the base, with brown to black anthers that are 4.5 to 7 millimeters long. Thecapsule has coarse cross veins in the upper part.[5]
The flowering period extends from March to May. There arediploid andtriploid plants with 2n = 24 and 36 chromosomes.[6]
Tulipa saxatilis is primarily a plant of theSouthern Aegean islands. It is also found scattered in thelimestone areas ofCrete (including the islands ofGavdos andDia), also onKarpathos and occasionally onRhodes and theDatça peninsula in Western Turkey.[7][8]It grows at the edges of fields,scree slopes and rock faces up to 900 m. The species is also cultivated as an ornamental, and is reportedly naturalized on the Greek mainland as well as in Italy and on theScilly Isles in the United Kingdom.[9][10]
A common cultivar is 'Lilac Wonder' (illustrated), often classified as a cultivar of the subspeciesT. saxatilis subsp.bakeriA.D.Hall.[11] However, it is commonly considered to be derived fromT. saxatilissensu stricto.[6][12]
Thecultivar 'Lilac Wonder' (T. saxailis Bakeri Group) has been given theRoyal Horticultural Society'sAward of Garden Merit.[13] It has pink flowers with yellow at the base inside.
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