Tulipa greigii

Tulipa greigii
Tulipa greigii botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Tulipa
Species:
T. greigii
Binomial name
Tulipa greigii
Synonyms[2][3]
List
    • Tulipa karatavica (Regel) Vved. ex Lipsch.
    • Tulipa krauseana Regel
    • Tulipa mogoltavica Popov & Vved.

Tulipa greigii, (Greig's tulip) is a species of tulip native to Central Asia and Iran.[2]

Taxonomy

The Latin specific epithet greigi honors the Russian Samuel Greig,[4] (1735-1788, "Father of the Russian navy")[5] due to Greig once being president of the Russian Horticultural Society.[6]

This tulip species was originally found in Turkestan,[7] and then published and described by Eduard August von Regel in Gartenflora Vol.22 on page 290 in 1873.[3]

Description

Tulipa greigii typically grows 8–12 in (20–30 cm) tall, they have single flowers with a bowl-like shape, blooming in early to mid-spring. They also have spotted and striped leaves and the flowers are quite large, up to 4 in (102 mm) wide. The blooms are more limited in colour shades than with other tulips, ranging from red and yellow to white.[8]

It is known for its variegated green and purple-maroon leaves. Its cultivars 'Oratorio',[9] 'Plaisir',[10] 'Red Riding Hood',[11] 'Toronto',[12] and 'United States' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[13]

It was featured on a Soviet postage stamp in 1960.

Soviet stamp from 1960

References

  1. ^ Gartenflora 22: 290 (1873)
  2. ^ a b "Tulipa greigii Regel". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Tulipa greigii Regel is an accepted name". theplantlist.org (The Plant List). 23 March 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Greig's Tulip 'Chopin'". paghat.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Tulipa Species Two". www.pacificbulbsociety.org. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Tulipa greigii aurea". rareplants.co.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Liliaceae Tulipa greigii Regel". Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  8. ^ McIntosh, Jamie (21 March 2020). "14 Tulip Varieties to Plant for Spring Blooms". The Spruce. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Tulipa 'Oratorio' (14)". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Tulipa 'Plaisir' (14)". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Tulipa 'Red Riding Hood' (14)". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Tulipa 'Toronto' (14)". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Tulipa 'United States' (14)". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 31 August 2020.