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Author: J.R. Sealy & W.B. Turrill, 1955
Family:  LILIACEAE
Origin:  Bulgaria, East Aegean Islands, Greece, Kriti, Turkey
Soil:  Mix
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Maximum
Thickness:  4 Centimetres
Height:  10-25 Centimetres
Flower:  Bright Red
Propagate:  Seeds/Bulbs
Names:  Goulimyian Tulip
Synonyms:  Should be: Tulipa orphanidea, Boiss. ex Heldr. 1862.
Tulipa atheniensis, Orph.
Tulipa bithynica,
Griseb. ex Baker.
Tulipa crocata,
Orph.
Tulipa cruciata,
Baker.
Tulipa doerfleri,
Gand.
Tulipa hageri,
Heldr.
Tulipa hayatii,
O.Schwarz.
Tulipa hellespontica,
Degen.
Tulipa minervae,
Orph. ex Baker.
Tulipa orphanidea
subsp. doerfleri, Zonn.
Tulipa orphanidea
subsp. whittalii, Zonn.
Tulipa orphanidea
var. whittallii, Dykes.
Tulipa theophrasti,
Candargy.
Tulipa thracica,
Davidov.
Tulipa turcica,
Griseb.
Tulipa whittallii,
A.D.Hall.

This member of the Liliaceae family was given this name by Joseph Robert Sealy and William Bertram Turrill in 1955. It is found in Bulgaria, East Aegean Islands, Greece, Kriti and Turkey, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The bulbs grow to four and a half centimetres, the entire plant can reach ten to 25 centimetres. The flowers - one or two on each bulb - are bright red.

The genera name from an ancient word for turban. The species name after Dr. CN Goulimis, who discovered the species in the mid-20th century.