Tulipa eichleri ( Eichlerian Tulip )
This tulip bears lone , undimmed ruby - scarlet , ship’s bell - shaped flowers on sturdy vertical stem which have several panoptic , pointed leave . The tulip has been the favorite saltation light bulb for century . Thriving where summertime are dry and winters are cold , this light bulb is process as an annual where summers are hot and long . A genus with around 100 species , tulips are divided into 15 distinguishing divisions ....