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Tulipa lownei is a shy and very beautiful tulip, growing mainly in Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon mountains.
The flowers open only in the afternoon, only in sunny days.
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Tulipa lownei is a shy and very beautiful tulip, growing mainly in Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon mountains.
The plants blooms just after snow melts. The flowers open only in the afternoon, only in sunny days.
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and another capture of this magnificent small flower.
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as u can see, I couldn't have enough of these tulips...
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and another tulip capture, this time with my pocket camera
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in this pic u can see that the tulips are bloooming in the wet soil, not far from the melting snow.
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This central Asian tulip has plain red flowers, felted stems and a branching stem.
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Tulipa sylvestris is common in agricultural fields and herbaceous pastures of S Europe.
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Tulipa sylvestris is common in agricultural fields and herbaceous pastures of S Europe.
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This is one of the few European wild Tulips. Here found in a grassy place above the town of Piana, Sicily.
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The desert tulip (Tulipa systola) is one of the small, but striking desert flowers. It blooms only in rainy years. In Israel it is a protected plant.
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Another pic of the desert tulip (Tulipa systola). It is one of the shortest, but striking desert flowers. It blooms only in rainy years. In Israel it is a protected plant. The wavy leaves save water: they shade themselves.
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Tulipa systola is very polymorphic desert bulb. It normally doesn't have the yellow stripe between the black and red areas. But often it is very similar to the Mediterranean Tulipa agenensis that has the yellow stripe. Both pictures were taken in the same population in the Negev Desert.
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The desert tulip (Tulipa systola) is one of the small, but striking desert flowers. It blooms only in rainy years. The dark patches at the flowers centre have evolved to contrast the paler pollen which is the reward for the visiting insects. No nectar is secreted in the flower. In Israel it is a protected plant.
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A striking desert bulb, Leaves few, wavy. Flowers single, dark blood red. Eatch perianth segment has a distinct black patch at the base.
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We found striking desert tulips together with the rare Negev iris. A magnificent view.
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This is the second desert tulip in Israel, it is commoner. It has scarlet red flowers that sine in its rocky habitat. One can find this species between Israel and Iran.
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This was certainly the year of the tulips in the Israeli desert highlands. Millions of them emerged almost everywehre. The ones u see here enjoy the water flow from the neighbouring rocks.
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This is the second desert tulip in Israel, it is commoner than T. biflora. It has scarlet red flowers that shine in its rocky habitat. One can find this species between Israel and Iran.
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Tulipa tarda is a yellow-white Mediterranean tulip.
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Tulipa tarda is a small but delightful tulip from central Asia.