I'd love to know what this is, it's so pretty. We've just cleared a rockery of overgrown plants and this came up. Thank you in advance for any information, it's my first post!
We planted some of the species Tulips many years ago, under a hedge, and they receive no watering or feeding from us. Most of them flower every year. It's south facing, we are in the South East.
The stems look wrong for tulips and it isn't turkestanica (the blooms are wrong and it is too late for them). It's beautiful though, I would love to know what it is.
I think you are right, not turkestana, the leaves are all wrong - they are like crocosmia or even iris leaves - sword like. Maybe another variety of wild tulip?
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There is a great selection here.
http://www.austinbug.com/larvalbugbio/harlequin.html
Sparaxis looks good suggestion.
But in UK it would not be in flower so early would it?
South African flower....Not hardy in UK..doesn't take frost.
https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/SparaxisHybrids