Tulipa fosteriana is a species of tulip, native to the Pamir Mountains and nearby areas of Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

[4] It has large red flowers, often lined with black,[6] They open out flat or cup-like in form.

[7] The Latin specific epithet fosteriana refers to Michael Foster (a known British Iris expert).

[9] It is found in the wild on rocky scrub-covered hillsides,[6] or on stony slopes at an altitude of 1,500 m (4,900 ft) above sea level.

[4] The various cultivars can differ from one another in height, but all have solitary, bowl shaped flowers that are 5in wide (12cm), with a slender and sometimes striped leaves.

[5] Its cultivar 'Juan' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.