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Tulip

Tulipa genus

Description:

The tulip is a perennial, bulbous plant with showy flowers in the genus Tulipa, which comprises 109 species and belongs to the family Liliaceae. The genus's native range extends from as far west as Southern Europe, North Africa, Anatolia, and Iran to the Northwest of China. The tulip's centre of diversity is in the Pamir, Hindu Kush, and Tien Shan mountains. A number of species and many hybrid cultivars are grown in gardens, as potted plants, or to display as fresh-cut flowers. Most cultivars of tulip are derived from Tulipa gesneriana.



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8 Comments

AnnvanWijgerden
AnnvanWijgerden 10 months ago

Ah, spring time in Holland...

sttweets
sttweets a year ago

Thanks! @Claire

ClairePelletier
ClairePelletier a year ago

beautiful !

sttweets
sttweets a year ago

Thanks guys!
It is indeed kind of unreal to drive by these field full of flowers.

C.Sydes
C.Sydes a year ago

looks totally unreal

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne a year ago

WOW! So beautiful!

Seema
Seema a year ago

Amazing beauty.........

LucBertrand
LucBertrand a year ago

Beautiful picture !!!!

Schagen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Lat: 52.71, Long: 4.72

Spotted on Apr 12, 2004
Submitted on Apr 30, 2012

Spotted for missions

Reference

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