The rare and protected Tulipa rhodopea (Balkan endemic) grows naturally in stony areas of eastern Macedonia and has a deep red colour in its tepals, which differs from the shades of red that other species of Greek tulip have.
Deep red colour in the tepals of a Greek tulip
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