National Botanic Garden of Wales, United Kingdom

Common name: tiwlip, tulip

Family: Liliaceae (Lily)

Distribution: Gardd/Garden

Hardiness: (H6) Hardy-very cold winter. -20 to -15°C (USDA 6b/7a)

Life form: Geophyte (bulb, corm or tuber) • Geoffyt (bwlb, cormau neu cloronen)

Usage: Ornamental

Geirdarddiad / Etymology: Tulipa (TOO-li-pa): From the Turkish word for turban, which the flower resembles.

Dosbarthiad garddwriaethol / Horticultural Classification: (14) Greigii Group.

Description: A compact perennial bulb with broadly lance shaped, greyish-green leaves streaked with purple. This Greigii tulip has cup-shaped flowers, orange-yellow with red central markings on the outside. Flowers in mid spring and stands to about 30cm high.