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Author: Pierre Edmond Boissier, 1859
Family:  LILIACEAE
Origin:  Northern Turkey, Iran, Transcaucasus
Soil:  Rich Mix
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Maximum
Thickness:  1,5-2,5 Centimetres
Height:  15-40 Centimetres
Flower:  Crimson - Scarlet - Paler Red -
Pinkish - Yellow
Propagate:  Seeds/Bulbs
Names:  -
Synonyms:  Tulipa armena var. galatica, Eker.
Tulipa armena f. galatica,
Raamsd.
Tulipa confusa,
Gabrieljan.
Tulipa faribae,
Ghahr., Attar & Ghahrem.-Nejad.
Tulipa galatica,
Freyn.
Tulipa gumusanica,
Terzioglu.
Tulipa karabachensis,
Grossh.
Tulipa lutea,
Freyn.
Tulipa mucronata,
Fomin.

This member of the Liliaceae* family was given this name by Pierre Edmond Boissier in 1859. It is found in northern Turkey, Iran and Transcaucasus, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The bulbs grow to one and a half to two and a half centimetre in diameter. The leaves up to 25 centimetres and the inflorescence up to 40 centimetres. The flowers are all from crimson, scarlet over pal red to pinkish and yellow with a dark centre.

The genera name from an ancient word for turban. The species name indicates it originate from Armenia.