Wild tulip, a plant in the lily family, is a bulb-forming perennial, with narrow blue-gray leaves and 1 or 2 flowers per stem. The scented blooms appear between April and May, and the yellow flowers are sometimes tinged red on the outside.
Tulipa sylvestris was introduced to Northern Europe from the Mediterranean region in the 16th century. Two and a half centuries later, the plant was described as naturalized and had found its place in and outside many gardens of Europe. Today, it is the only tulip species that grows wild in Northern Europe.
The wild tulip bud was captured in my garden recently.