All kinds of wild tulips of Kazakhstan and photo tours for them -
Botanical tourism in Almaty and Zhambyl regions -
The Late tulip (Tulipa tarda) is a real surprise of nature, which appears when it seems that spring is already running out. Its delicate, star-shaped flowers, similar to small suns, bloom in May, when most other tulips have already completed their season. This species is not just a flower, but a symbol of the end of spring and the beginning of a new stage of life. The tulip was first described in 1933 by the botanist and researcher O. Spaf. Its name (tarda) is associated with the late flowering period, which begins in May, when most other tulips have already faded.
The flower of the Late tulip is a real miracle of nature. Its petals are white, with a bright yellow base, which creates a "starry glow" effect. The shape of the flower is stellate, and its diameter reaches 4-5 cm. Each flower looks like a small sun illuminating the steppe landscape. The tulip blooms in May, when most other tulips have already faded, and is found in the steppes, semi-deserts, and foothills of Central Asia, including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. It prefers open sunny areas with well-drained soils, and often grows on rocky slopes and in river valleys.
How to find see and view -
The Late tulip (Tulipa tarda) grows on the territory of Kazakhstan, the mountains of the Trans-Ili Alatau, the Almaty region, the Zhambyl region, the Turkestan region, the botanical reserve, the Karakunuz reserve.
Information -
If you want to capture the beauty of the Late tulip (Tulipa tarda), our company offers unique photo tours, excursions and special botanical expeditions. Our routes are laid out through the places of mass flowering of this species and other types of tulips, where you can take amazing shots and make videos. Our guides know where to find the most picturesque places to shoot. You will be able to capture tulips against the backdrop of mountains, steppes and the endless sky. We will help you choose the right lighting and composition so that your photos become real works of art. We care about nature, so our tours are organized with minimal impact on the environment. For those who want to learn more about wild tulips in Kazakhstan, we offer guided tours with experienced botanists. Our excursions are not just walks, but a real immersion in the world of wildlife. You will learn about how tulips were discovered, how they adapted to harsh conditions, and why it is so important to the ecosystem. We conduct master classes on plant identification, herbarium collection and study of the flora of the region. Our excursions are organized so that you can enjoy nature without unnecessary worries. For scientists, students and lovers of botany, we offer specialized botanical tours. These tours include: watching the flowering, you will be able to see the Late tulip and other types of tulips during their mass flowering, which is a rare and impressive sight. We are conducting research on tulip populations, and you can take part in them. For scientists and students, we offer the opportunity to collect data that can be used in scientific work. We know all about the Late tulip and are ready to share this knowledge with you. We only offer places where nature has preserved its pristine beauty. We teach our guests to take care of fragile ecosystems.
The Late tulip is not just a flower, it is the starry finale of spring blooming. Join our tours to see this miracle with your own eyes and create unforgettable memories!
Detailed information -
The Late tulip (Tulipa tarda) is an amazing plant that attracts attention with its delicate beauty and unique features. Its bulb is rounded in shape, with a diameter of 1.5 to 3 cm, and is covered with black-brown leathery shells. The stem is short, glabrous, and the pedicels are 5-10 cm long, fluffy and bunched. The leaves, which are usually from 3 to 7, are arranged almost whorl-like, have a lanceolate shape, a bright green color and a purple border around the edge. In young or aging plants, the flower may be single, but usually there are 2-5 of them, and in culture even up to 10-18. The leaves of the perianth are white, with a large yellow spot at the base, pointed, up to 3-4 cm long. In sunny weather, the flowers open wide, forming a flat star shape. The staminate filaments have a thick hairy ring at the base, they are yellow, as are the anthers, which are additionally decorated with a gray border. The fruit reaches a length of 3.8 cm and a width of 1.8 cm, containing up to 120 normally developed seeds. The plant reproduces both by seeds and intensively vegetatively due to stolons. The flowering period lasts from mid-April to mid-May, and fruiting occurs in June. The tulip is found on stony-gravelly and rocky slopes, steppe areas and in thickets of shrubs of the middle belt of mountains. Its range covers the western part of the Trans-Ili Alatau within the Almaty and eastern parts of the Zhambyl region of Kazakhstan. This species was first introduced into culture in 1905 and has since been successfully grown in many cities, including Tashkent, Dushanbe, Khorog, Bishkek, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Stavropol, Kiev, Kharkov, Donetsk, Minsk, Tallinn and Kaunas. It is also popular in Western Europe, the USA and Canada. In Kazakhstan, the Late tulip has been cultivated since 1958 in Leninogorsk, Zhezkazgan and Almaty. The plant is resistant, blooms and bears fruit abundantly, and also produces self-seeding. During vegetative reproduction, one bulb can form up to 4 daughter bulbs, and seedlings bloom in the 4th year of life. This species is widely used in landscape gardening, rock gardens and for distillation due to its abundant early flowering and high intensity of vegetative reproduction. The variety "Sunny", bred by Z.M. Silina in St. Petersburg, is particularly popular. Despite its popularity, the Late tulip is listed in the Red Book, as its natural populations are declining. A small part of the population remains on the territory of the Karakunuz Botanical Reserve, which underlines the importance of protecting this unique species.
Photogallery:
