Tulipa gesneriana

Tulipa gesneriana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Tulipa
Subgenus: Tulipa subg. Tulipa
Species:
T. gesneriana
Binomial name
Tulipa gesneriana
Synonyms
Synonymy
  • Tulipa coronaria Salisb.
  • Tulipa hortensis Gaertn.
  • Tulipa stricta Stokes
  • Tulipa pubescens Willd.
  • Tulipa cornuta Redouté
  • Tulipa laciniata Fisch. ex Bellerm.
  • Tulipa campsopetala Delaun. ex Loisel.
  • Tulipa stenopetala Delaun. ex Loisel.
  • Tulipa bonarotiana Reboul
  • Tulipa strangulata Reboul
  • Tulipa media C.Agardh ex Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Tulipa repens Fisch. ex Sweet
  • Tulipa bicolor Raf.
  • Tulipa scabriscapa Fox-Strangw.
  • Tulipa unguiculata Raf.
  • Tulipa neglecta (Reboul) Reboul
  • Tulipa serotina Reboul
  • Tulipa variopicta Reboul
  • Tulipa spathulata Bertol.
  • Tulipa didieri Jord.
  • Tulipa fransoniana Parl.
  • Tulipa platystigma Jord.
  • Tulipa billietiana Jord.
  • Tulipa mauritiana Jord.
  • Tulipa planifolia Jord.
  • Tulipa mauriana Jord. & Fourr.
  • Tulipa acutiflora DC. ex Baker
  • Tulipa elegans Baker
  • Tulipa fulgens Baker
  • Tulipa retroflexa Baker
  • Tulipa mauriannensis Didier
  • Tulipa macrospeila Baker
  • Tulipa connivens Levier
  • Tulipa etrusca Levier
  • Tulipa lurida Levier
  • Tulipa passeriniana Levier
  • Tulipa sommieri Levier.
  • Tulipa baldaccii Mattei
  • Tulipa marjolletii E.P.Perrier & Songeon
  • Tulipa segusiana E.P.Perrier & Songeon
  • Tulipa saracenica E.P.Perrier
  • Tulipa perrieri Marj. ex P.Fourn.
  • Tulipa grengiolensis Thommen
  • Tulipa montisandrei J.Prudhomme
  • Tulipa rubidusa Lieser
  • Tulipa sedunii Lieser
  • Tulipa norvegica Lieser

Tulipa gesneriana, the Didier's tulip or garden tulip, is a species of plant in the lily family, cultivated as an ornamental in many countries because of its large, showy flowers. This tall, late-blooming species has a single blooming flower and linear or broadly lanceolate leaves. This is a complex hybridized neo-species, and can also be called Tulipa × gesneriana. Most of the cultivars of tulip are derived from Tulipa gesneriana. It has become naturalised in parts of central and southern Europe and scattered locations in North America.