These marvelous symbols of spring can be found high in the foothills of Kopetdag and Koytendag. Their flowering is first observed in the lower belt of the mountains, and then in the middle reaches, where the cool weather lasts for a long time and in some places the snow covers. Tulip bulbs spring into the soil in spring and the height of the stem depends on the amount of moisture accumulated during the winter in the soil.
Already in February, but more often in March in the Central Kopetdag, you can see how the wide green leaves with veined leaves appear, and then the flowers of tulips on an elongated "arrow". Opens the petals of the tulip of Michel with a bright black-purple spot in the base of the flower. Delightful and poetic beauty of the red tulip Wilson, cream-yellow tulip Buze, which appears earlier than others do, as soon as formed glades in the snow cover.
The symbol of "Land of winds" - Badhyz - is the yellow tulip Leman with a large fragrant flower, sweeping open to meet the sun. Pleasing the eye are the delicate large flowers of tulips Bochantseva, orange-red - Uzbek, crimson-red - Guga. The soft white flower with a yellow base of a tulip of Turkmen, and a pinkish-white star of a tulip of Sogdian you can find at the time of the lush spring flowering in the foothills. At night, the petals of the flower close, but as soon as the morning rays of the sun touch, they open unanimously. As a rule, tulips grow singly, sometimes form small groups. By the end of flowering, the flower box formed instead of a flower will be filled with seeds, which will fly away as soon as its flaps crack.
Turkmen wild-growing tulips are characterized by its original shape and size. The largest of them is endemic Kushkinsky, growing in the south of the country. The opening flower resembles a red saucer. Another decoration of the Turkmen flora is the great tulip growing in Koytendag. Its scarlet flowers reach 10 cm in height and have the form of an acute ray star.
The wild flora of the country includes 16 species of tulips. All of them are listed in the Red Book of Turkmenistan.
Already in February, but more often in March in the Central Kopetdag, you can see how the wide green leaves with veined leaves appear, and then the flowers of tulips on an elongated "arrow". Opens the petals of the tulip of Michel with a bright black-purple spot in the base of the flower. Delightful and poetic beauty of the red tulip Wilson, cream-yellow tulip Buze, which appears earlier than others do, as soon as formed glades in the snow cover.
The symbol of "Land of winds" - Badhyz - is the yellow tulip Leman with a large fragrant flower, sweeping open to meet the sun. Pleasing the eye are the delicate large flowers of tulips Bochantseva, orange-red - Uzbek, crimson-red - Guga. The soft white flower with a yellow base of a tulip of Turkmen, and a pinkish-white star of a tulip of Sogdian you can find at the time of the lush spring flowering in the foothills. At night, the petals of the flower close, but as soon as the morning rays of the sun touch, they open unanimously. As a rule, tulips grow singly, sometimes form small groups. By the end of flowering, the flower box formed instead of a flower will be filled with seeds, which will fly away as soon as its flaps crack.
Turkmen wild-growing tulips are characterized by its original shape and size. The largest of them is endemic Kushkinsky, growing in the south of the country. The opening flower resembles a red saucer. Another decoration of the Turkmen flora is the great tulip growing in Koytendag. Its scarlet flowers reach 10 cm in height and have the form of an acute ray star.
The wild flora of the country includes 16 species of tulips. All of them are listed in the Red Book of Turkmenistan.
