''Tulipa linifolia'', the flax-leaved tulip or Bokhara tulip, is a species of flowering plant in the tulip genus ''Tulipa'' (Clusiana group), family (biology), family Liliaceae, native plant, native to Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, northern Iran and Afghanistan.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref> Growing to tall, it is a bulbous perennial plant, perennial with wavy red-margined sword-shaped leaves, and bowl-shaped red flowers in early to mid-spring. Each petal has blackish marks at the base.
Taxonomy
For a general description of the taxonomic and nomenclature confusion, see ''Paghat's Garden'',[ especially for the relationship between ''T. linifolia'' and ''T. batalinii'', and also ''Pacific Bulb Society''. ''T. linifolia'' is often referred to in horticulture as 'Batalinii Group'.]
Etymology
The Latin Binomial nomenclature, specific epithet ''linifolia'' means "with leaves like flax" (''Linum'').
Cultivation
Several cultivars are grown as ornamental plants in gardens, including 'Bronze Charm' as well as series such as Gem ('Bright Gem',[Paghat's Garden: 'Bright Gem' Batalin's Botanical Tulip]
/ref> 'Red Gem' and 'Salmon Gem') and Jewel ('Apricot Jewel', 'Yellow Jewel').
The following have won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:
*''Tulipa linifolia'' Batalinii Group (pale yellow)
*''Tulipa linifolia'' (Batalinii Group) 'Bright Gem' (yellow)
*''Tulipa linifolia'' (Batalinii Group) 'Honky Tonk'
*''Tulipa linifolia'' (Batalinii Group) 'Red Hunter' (red)
Gallery
File:TulipaBataliniiBronzeCharm.jpg, 'Bronze Charm'
File:Tulipa batalinii Bright Gem habitus1.jpg, 'Bright Gem'
File:Tulipa linifolia 'Little Princess' (SG) (33096641603).jpg, 'Little Princess'
References
Tulipa, linifolia
Flora of Asia
Garden plants
Plants described in 1884
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