Tulipa bifloriformis is a species of tulip native to Central Asia. Its dwarfed 'Starlight' cultivar has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Physical description Tulipa bifloriformis comes in two different forms, a regular flower and a dwarf variant. The regular flower grows between and the dwarf form is . The flower has a yellow base and a white satellite.
Geography Tulips originate from Central Asia (Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan region). Tulipa bifloriformis grows in stony or clay slops.Christenhusz, M. J., Govaerts, R., David, J. C., Hall, T., Borland, K., Roberts, P. S., ... & Fay, M. F. (2013). Tiptoe through the tulips–cultural history, molecular phylogenetics and classification of Tulipa (Liliaceae). Botanical journal of the Linnean Society, 172(3), 280-328.
History The tulip is native to Central Asia but is naturalized throughout Europe thanks to trading on the Silk Road.
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