Kaufman Tulip

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Kaufman tulip is a herbaceous, ornamental, flowering, perennial plant belonging to the Liliaceae family. In the common people, the presented type of tulips is called nymphaean, which is justified by its resemblance to the inflorescences of water lilies or water lilies. In Latin, the name of this plant will sound like this

Tulipa kaufmanniana

Area

For the first time, the considered plant species was found in the provinces of cities such as Tashkent and Angren. The presented flower culture is named in honor of the Russian military leader, Governor-General of the North-West Territory Konstantin Petroovich von-Kaufman and described in 1877 by a botanist, a scientist gardener Eduard Ludwigovich Regel. In the wild, the Kaufman tulip chooses slopes and plains with actively developed vegetation, can grow on rocky terrain, but this factor is quite rare. The habitat is such countries and republics as Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and partly Tajikistan along the Tien Shan mountain system.

Characteristics of culture

Tulip Kaufman is one of the most beautiful species of the genus Tulip, which rises above the ground to a height of 50 centimeters. At the base of the smooth, leafless, glaucous stem, there are 2 to 4 wide, lanceolate leaves of the same shade. At the top of the peduncle, there is a rather voluminous cup-shaped inflorescence with petals narrowed to the top, similar to a six-pointed star, about 8 centimeters in diameter and 10 centimeters in height.

The color of the inflorescence directly depends on the variety, and can be very diverse from white to maroon, but a characteristic feature of this species for all varieties is contrasting stripes on the outer side of the perianth petals. The color of the petals at the base varies from light yellow to maroon. In the middle of the inflorescence, a bunch of filamentous anthers and stamens of brown or purple color are located.

When examined in detail, the fruit resembles a small dark green tricuspid box with seeds; in an adult, fully developed plant, the number of seeds reaches 250 pieces. The bulb of the presented plant species has a miniature ovoid shape, is completely covered with almost black, hard, leathery scales, and reaches a diameter of no more than 4 centimeters. Annual roots.

The considered species of tulips is distinguished by early flowering. Beautiful and bright inflorescences that have opened can be observed already at the beginning of May, and this period lasts for several weeks, which directly depends on climatic conditions, watering and plant varieties.

Varieties

The Kaufman tulip already belongs to early flowering plants, but with the help of selection, varieties were bred that begin to bloom even earlier than the founder of the species, their buds open in mid-April and the flowering period can last from several weeks to one and a half months.

These varieties include:

Bellini (Bellini) bred this variety of the presented species of tulips Professor van Tubergen in 1948. The inflorescence of the bred hybrid reaches 9 centimeters in height and about 7 centimeters in diameter, oval-shaped cream-colored petals with scarlet stripes along the back.

Variety Corona "Corona" was bred by the same professor as Bellini, the plants reach 30 centimeters in height, the diameter of the inflorescence is 5 centimeters, and the height is about 7 centimeters. The petals have a pointed upward shape, a red tint with a bright golden base.

Lady Rose is a very bright representative of the plant species in question, it reaches 30 centimeters in height, has a pale pink color of petals with a pale red spot at the base. The inflorescence is about 7 centimeters high with petals pointed upwards.

The Harlequin variety is another very early flowering representative of this plant species, was bred in 1958 by the botanist L. Stassen, the plant reaches a height of 40 centimeters with an inflorescence diameter of 7 - 10 centimeters. The perianth petals are narrowed towards the top, scarlet-red in color with a soft beige edging.