Most tulips come from the Middle-East; and flowers in spring. The
problem is perhaps that it will be somewhat difficult to find pictures
of the species in their natural habitat. Here are some tulips with the
countries (areas) of origin, a researcher can probably dig up some
images:)
Tulipa agenensis - Iran, Turkey
Tulipa aleppensis - Syria, Turkey
Tulipa armena - Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Transcaucasica
Tulipa borszczowii - C. Asia, Iran
Tulipa clusiana - Iran to Afganistan
Tulipa hoogiana - Turkmenistan
Tulipa humilis - Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Azerbaidjan
Tulipa kolpakowskiana - Tien Shan, Afganistan
Tulipa kurdica - Iraq (Kurdistan)
Tulipa kuschkensis - Afganistan, C. Asia
Tulipa lehmanniana - C. Asia, Afganistan, Iraq
Tulipa linifolia - C. Asia, Iran, Afganistan
Tulipa montana - Iran, C. Asia
Tulipa polychroma - Iran, Afganistan
Tulipa primulina - Algeria
Tulipa sharonensis - Israel
Tulipa stapfii - Iran, Iraq
Tulipa systola - Iran
Tulipa urumensis - Iran
Tulipa violacea - Iran, Turkey
The Opium poppy also originates from the middle east, and also a lot
of Iris species. |
