Tulipa polychroma - images loaded to the PBS wiki
Antennaria@aol.com (Sat, 19 Apr 2003 11:36:46 PDT)

Today, Tulipa polychroma opened up, my first encounter with this species, and
it's a delight to be sure! This is a miniature species suitable for the rock
garden, only 2-3" (5 - 7.5 cm) in flower, carrying several white "star-cups"
to the stem. The center of the flower is yolk yellow, but it's the outside
of the flowers that give this species its character. The back of the outer 3
tepals are are tinged matte olive-mauve, and the back of the 3 inner tepals
are lightly striped with green and blue. The flowers are deliciously
scented, but it requires getting on your belly to take a sniff I posted
three views, showing the flowers from above and side views to illustrate the
outer tepal markings.

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...or go to the PBS Wiki "species tulips" page at:
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Mark McDonough Pepperell, Massachusetts, United States
antennaria@aol.com "New England" USDA Zone 5
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