| Description | 'Flax-Leaved' Tulip (Tulipa linifolia) is a hardy species of Tulip that is a good perennializer and naturalizer bulbous perennial. Has red flowers that are bowl-shaped when open. |
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| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizoms, etc. |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, gritty, well-drained |
| Flowers | scarlet tepals (petals) on a purple-black base, cup-shaped, open in full sun, close at night |
| Leaves | glaucous, linear |
| Stems | bulbs |
| Dimensions | 8 inches |
| Propagation | division, seeds |
| Native Site | Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, northern Iran, and Afghanistan |
| Cultivar Origin | First described in 1884 by Eduard Regal. |
| Misc Facts | linifolia refers to "with leaves like flax" |
| Notes & Reference | #166-Tulips (Richard Wilford) |
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