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Tulipa Greigli - Greig's TulipHistorical Information. The tulipa Greigii was described byEduard von Regel as a tulip from the Karatau Mountains, initiallyas a variety of the Altai tulip (Tulipa altaica var. karatavica, 1868). Later in 1873 it was described as a species in its own right andnamed in honour of Samuil Alexeyevich Greig (1827-1887) by thePresident of the Russian Horticultural Society. This particular tulipflowers from early April to early June and multiplies in June orJuly. Distribution in KazakhstanFrom the northern deserts (in the environs of Kyzylorda)through the mountains and valleys of the Tien Shan as far as theKurdai Pass (Zhambyl, South Kazakhstan and KyzylordaRegions). Gradually bulbs of this tulip spread through variouscountries of Europe. Protection in KazakhstanThis tulip has been entered in the Red Book of EndangeredSpecies and is a protected species in the Aksu-Dzhabagly Reserve,the Botanical Protected Area of "e;Berkara"e; (in the Zhambyl Region)and the specialized Protected Area, "e;Krasnaya Gorka"e; [RedMountain] (in the Tyulkubas District of the South KazakhstanRegion