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Offering some of the most spectacular and elegant flowers in the genus, "species tulips" are also valuable for their relative longevity and for their adaptability to conditions most tulip hybrids can't tolerate. T. clusiana and T . saxatilis , for example, are among the few tulips that thrive and flower in southern California, the southeast U.S., and other mild-winter areas. It is a group of bulbs that deserves considerably more attention from gardeners.  Unless stated otherwise, they prefer well-drained soil and sun.
Tulipa aximensis ~ Somehow over the centuries (the Crusades being the most-often-presumed means of transport), several tulip species found their way from Asia to the wilds of western Europe. The brilliant poppy-red blooms (with intriguing gray exteriors) of this so-called neo-tulip once adorned the slopes of the Alps from France to Italy. It is now near extinction in the wild. Montane; Savoy region. Zone 5. Enter quantity:	1/$6
Tulipa bifloriformis 'Starlight' ~ This outstanding selection of an endearing species produces white, yellow-eyed star-flowers in early spring on 3- to 4-inch stems. It has none of the ranginess of the form usually encountered in the trade. Steppe; C Asia. Zone 5. Enter quantity:	1/$4
Tulipa clusiana ~ The lady tulip, possibly the most sought after of the genus, instantly recognizable by its alternating “petals” of carmine and white, giving a candy-cane effect (and leading to another of its nicknames, lipstick tulip). The slender, 2-1/2-inch-high flowers open wide in bright sun, exposing the contrasting lilac basal blotch. One of the most vigorous and persistent tulips and among the few that thrive in California and the deep South, it needs a warm, sunny site and well-drained soil. Steppe; Iran to Afghanistan. Zone 5. Enter quantity:	1/$6
Tulipa dasystemonoides ~ Take a flower of T. bifloriformis, expand its sunny basal blotch, color its segments tawny-green outside, and you have the general idea, which is an excellent one for the rock garden or any other place where adorable tulips can receive their due attention and praise. Steppe; C Asia. Zone 5. Enter quantity:	1/$4.50
Tulipa didieri ~ Here is another of the neo-tulips, those rare and intriguing European tulip species that apparently descend from bulbs brought back from the Middle East by early explorers. This beauty hoists large bright scarlet-red flowers on foot-tall stems in May, very late in the tulip season. Montane/Mediterranean; Savoy region. Zone 6. Enter quantity:	1/$6
Tulipa dubia ~ This lovely thing bears bright-yellow, 3-inch-wide flowers – their exteriors stained purplish pink – on 10-inch stems in April. Sun and good drainage are a must. Steppe/montane; C Asia. Zone 5. Enter quantity:	1/$6
Tulipa humilis wild form ~ These bulbs are not from cultivated stock, but rather from wild-collected seed, reflecting much of the glorious diversity of this starry-flowered species. Flower color will range from pink to purple, with anthers and central blotches of black or yellow. Steppe; C Asia. Zone 6. Enter quantity:	1/$5
Tulipa ingens ~ A dazzler, with 8-inch-wide, rather narrow-lobed flowers of glossy, smoldering vermillion, centered pure jet-black, over grayish leaves. The flowers appear in April on 12- to 16-inch stems. Steppe; central Asia. Zone 6. Enter quantity:	1/$6
Tulipa kaufmanniana Ugam ~ This new selection from the wilds of Kazakhstan bears lovely rosy-pink flowers with white "petal" margins and white interiors on relatively tall (12- to 15-inch) stems very early in the tulip season. Steppe/montane; Kazakhstan. Zone 5. Enter quantity:	1/$5
Tulipa schrenkii ~ Splendid rock garden subject, bearing 2.5-inch, crimson goblets with orange margins in April and May on 4-inch stems. April to May bloom. Steppe/modified continental; Caucasus to NW Iran. Zone 6. Enter quantity:	1/$3.50
Tulipa aff. turkestanica ~ With T. bifloriformis 'Starlight' and T. dasystemonoides, this makes three cute yellow-eyed tulips from which to choose this year. Why not order one of each and let them vie for the honor of cutest? Steppe; C Asia. Zone 5. Enter quantity:	1/$6
Tulipa vvedenskyi ~ Va-va-voom. Although 'Tangerine Beauty,' the commonly offered clone of this species, is a perfectly nice plant, it certainly doesn't supersede the original. So allow us to reintroduce you to this "beautiful, but rare species" (Jelitto & Schacht), with red-orange, wide-flaring flowers -- shaded yellow at their centers -- on 8- to 12-inch stems in April. The narrow, gray-green leaves are also attractive. Steppe/montane; central Asia. Zone 5. Enter quantity:	1/$4
Tulipa whittallii ~ Outside, its solitary, cup-shaped flower – poised on a 10-inch stem – is a bit of a milquetoast, cloaked in subdued tones of pale yellow and green. But – surprise! – inside it's a startling, swashbuckling bright orange. Your inner child (as well as any outer children you might have) will love it. Mediterranean; Zone 6. Enter quantity:	1/$1.50
Tulipa 'Lady Guna' ~ Janis Ruksans' hybrid of T. vvedenskyi and T. albertii, offering flowers of an luminous bright red, complemented by wavy, gray-green leaves. A very good "doer", and one of the most exciting tulip hybrids to come along in the past couple decades. Zone 5. Enter quantity:	1/$3.50