Tulipa ( Red Surprise Tulip )
This tulip bears solitary , black ground , scarlet bowl - form flowers on hardy vertical stems which have several mottled leave . The tulip has been the favorite bound lightbulb for centuries . Thriving where summers are dry and winters are cold , this bulb is plow as an annual where summertime are hot and long . A genus with around 100 species , tulip are divided into 15 distinguishing divisions ....