Purest of Yellow. Tulipa purissima, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Here are Tulips from the so-called Fosteriana Group. That group of Tulips is named for the renowned Iris expert, Michael Foster (1836-1907). As far as I know, it was first described in 1906 on the basis of specimens collected in Central Asia, more specifically Bukhara, on the behalf of famous Dutch bulbs' nurseryman Cornelis Gerrit van Ubergen, jr (1845-1939). Experts on the plant were Johannes Marius Cornelius Hoog (1865-1950) and Walter Iriving (1867-1934).
There are today many hybrids and cultivars most of them quite large.
Purest of Yellow. Tulipa purissima, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Here are Tulips from the so-called Fosteriana Group. That group of Tulips is named for the renowned Iris expert, Michael Foster (1836-1907). As far as I know, it was first described in 1906 on the basis of specimens collected in Central Asia, more specifically Bukhara, on the behalf of famous Dutch bulbs' nurseryman Cornelis Gerrit van Ubergen, jr (1845-1939). Experts on the plant were Johannes Marius Cornelius Hoog (1865-1950) and Walter Iriving (1867-1934).
There are today many hybrids and cultivars most of them quite large.