Tulips form a genus of spring-blooming perennial herbaceous bulbiferous geophytes. The flowers are usually large, showy and brightly colored, generally red, pink, yellow, or white. They often have a different colored blotch at the base of the tepals. The tulip is a member of the lily family, Liliaceae. There are about 75 species, and these are divided among four subgenera.

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