Tulipa iliensis ( Iliensis Tulip )
This tulip bears 1 - 5 , chickenhearted , ruby or bland green stained , roll - shaped flowers on sturdy vertical stem which have several deeply channelled , fuzzy edge leaves . The tulip has been the favored spring medulla oblongata for centuries . Thriving where summers are dry and winters are frigid , this bulb is treated as an annual where summers are hot and tenacious . A genus with around 100 mintage , tulips are divided into 15 distinguishing division ....