Tulipa praestans
Tulipa praestans is a species of tulip native to Tadzhikistan.[2] Its cultivar 'Fusilier' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3] It is valued by gardeners for its low growth height and habit of producing many flowers per bulb. 'Fusilier' even has a sport, 'Unicum', with the leaves edged in cream.[4]
| Tulipa praestans | |
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| Tulipa praestans 'Fusilier' | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
| Tribe: | Lilieae |
| Genus: | Tulipa |
| Species: | T. praestans |
| Binomial name | |
| Tulipa praestans H.B.May[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Tulipa subpraestans Vved. | |
References
- Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 33: 239 (1903)
- "Tulipa praestans H.B.May". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- "Tulipa praestans 'Fusilier' (15)". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- Wilford, Richard (8 April 2015). The Plant Lover's Guide to Tulips. p. 89. ISBN 9781604696899.
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