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Tulipa armena
Tulipa armena is a bulbous species native to the mountains and steppes of Turkey, the Caucasus and northwestern Iran, and is highly variable in flower colour. It is grown as a garden plant and needs free-draining soil, full sun and a hot, dry summer rest.
Tulipa armena is a species of flowering plant in the Liliaceae family. It is referred to by the common name Armenian tulip, and is native to the historical Armenian Highlands as the name implies; current regions of Armenia, modern day Turkey, Iran, South Caucasus, and Azerbaijan.
The Armenian tulip was found from Northeast Turkey through Transcaucasia (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia) to northwestern Iran. It grows on alpine meadows and grasslands at moderate to high elevation, rocky mountain slopes between 1,000–2,700 m (3,300–8,900 ft) ASL, and especially in steppe areas on alkalic soils with a high humus content. It also occurs on the Marmaris peninsula in Southwestern Turkey at much lower elevations.
The Armenian tulip is used as a garden plant. It needs dry, hot summers and should be grown in free draining soil and full sun. It flowers between April and June; in England, it flowers in April.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
