The Turkestan Tulip doesn’t really look like our well known tulips, but it does belong to the tulip family.
This species is native from central Asia to West-China.
It’s getting more and more popular in European gardens, particularly in rock gardens.
Of all tulip species, it’s the earliest flowering.
Dutch name : Turkestaanse tulp
German name : Turkestanische Tulpe
Latin name : Tulipa turkestanica