Afternoon tulip
Tulipa tarda
An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015
Ornamental flowers and grasses
A bulbous perennial with glossy green elongate leaves with a red edge and large red star-shaped yellow flowers with six petals and white tips. Flowers only open in the afternoon. A form with variegated leaves and more lilac petals is variety 'interaction'.
Kitchen and pond rockeries and in the grass near the pond (variegated form).