Tulipa tarda

Family: Liliaceae
Synonym: T. dasystemon

Flowering period: early

Average plant height: 12.5 – 15 cm

Type of bulb: bulb

This is by far the most important real botanical species. Its six star-shaped little flowers – yellow with a white tip – are clustered tightly together. After flowering, they develop very attractive seed pods. This is a species that belongs in every garden. It naturalises easily.