Description and General Information:
This species tulip is relatively common in cultivation but much confusion exists in regards to the proper name. Most are in the industry as Tulipa batalinii. Properly these are referred to as Tulipa linifolia Batalinii Group. But Tulipa maximowiczii is yet another synonym. The species originates from gravelly slopes of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, northern Iran and neighbouring areas of Afghanistan. Bulbous plants reach 20 cm with narrow, grey-green, wavy-margined, often red-edged...
