From
the family,
Liliaceae, having common name(s) associated with the genus; Tulip Species.
Collected by Paul Graeber for VT. Flowers scarlet- to orange-red, center black. Segments slightly deflexed, 5 to 3 inches long. Leaves glaucous, 2-4 in number, undulate. Flowerstem only 2 inches long at opening of the flower, elongating later up to 12 inches. Stock with always a lot of variation between the plants, despite being in cultivation for almost a century. Ht. 16-20 inches.
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