Tulip Turkestanica 20 per package

Tulip Turkestanica produces several flowers per stem, it retains a delicate wildflower appearance. Its interior is adorned with white petals and an orange-yellow center, while the exterior boasts a brushed gray-violet hue. it is named after its place of origin, Turkey.  As an early-season bloomer, it serves as a valuable food source for pollinators and later develops interesting seed pods. This heirloom variety dates back to 1875 and is renowned for its very early blooming time.

Specie tulips are often referred as wild tulips, share characteristics similar to how they grow in their natural habitat.   The specie variety of tulips have relatively smaller blooms on shorter stems compared to their cultivated counterparts. Specie tulips are diverse in blooming times. There are the  very early, Pulchella Violacea, to mid season flowering Dasystemon Tarda.  Excellent at coming back each year if left undisturbed,  Ideal for rock gardens and boarder plantings.

 Height: 20 cm

Bulb size 8cm+