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552. Tulipa lanata
Dazzling orange-scarlet flowers with jet-black centre, on side’s bordered pale yellow
and with purple pollen. Usually under this name is offered some garden hybrid. True
species collected on Kugi-Tang mnt. in SW Uzbekistan. 12.00
553. Tulipa linifolia
A very good small tulip for sunny spot in rock garden, only 10 cm high with narrowly
linear undulate-edged grey-green leaves and brilliant scarlet red flowers. Collected in
South Tajikistan. 4.00
554. Tulipa orthopoda
This is another dwarf multiflowering tulip with beautiful compact flowerhead of
white starry flowers with yellow base, greenish outside. Collected in Karatau range,
Kazakhstan (RK-8111). Extremely rare species in nature, so far almost unknown in
gardens, well growing outside. 10.00
555. Tulipa ostrowskiana
Excellent brightest red flowers on 30 cm long stem, flower segments pointed at back
turned tips, inside base black with small yellow corners. Stock comes from Zailyiskiy
Ala-Tau near Talgar and is true to name what I can’t tell about other stocks offered
under that name by other nurseries. 6.00
556. Tulipa regelii
One of the most unusual and “cream of creams” in tulips. Usually one leaf with longitudinal
crests on the upper side, for this feature separated in its own section. Flowers
usually one, rarely two or three, white with pinkish tinge and yellow basal blotch and
a faint pleasant scent. Only for growing indoors. I recommend planting as late as possible.
Offered only by me. 80.00
557. Tulipa sogdiana
Very nice dwarf tulip species with china white flowers with lemon yellow basal blotch
on 15 cm tall stem. In nature it grows in semi-desert conditions, so protection against
summer rains is essential. 5.00
558. Tulipa subbiflora
Only recently I identified it as T. subbiflora described by Russian botanist Vvedenskyi.
Superficially it looks similar to orythioides but stigma hasn’t so long “neck”. Makes
several large white flowers with sharply edged bright yellow bottom blotch up to half
of petals length. 5.00
559. Tulipa subpraestans
Close to T. praestans but easy can be identified by its sharply pointed narrower petals
which in sun open wider than in its ally, colour shade is different, leaves are narrower.
Forms generally only one flower on stem, rarely two. Filaments violet red. Leaves
densely pubescent. 6.00
560. Tulipa tarda from Kashka-Su, Kirghizstan
Flowers white with large yellow centre, 5-7 from a bulb on 15 cm tall pedicels in rosette
of greyish green leaves. This stock comes from Kashka-Su in Khirghizstan and
has more colourful flowers. 5.00
561. Tulipa tetraphylla
As you can suggest from its name this species almost invariably has four leaves. Flowers
when open are purest golden yellow with base, filaments, anthers of same colour.
Only petals outside has greenish-pink shaded back. Flowers widely open in sun and
outer tepals turn back forming an urn-shape. 10.00
562. Tulipa turkestanica ‘DSHIZAK’
Produces 3 - 5 small yellow white flowers on short delicate stem. Very different from
Dutch stock. Very nice and floriferous stock of this quite variable sp. which we collected
on rocks near Dshizak, Nuratau mnt. range. 3.00
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