Tulipa montana is a species of tulip native to the mountains of Iran and Turkmenistan.

[2][4] With its deep red petals (there is also a yellow morph) it has been proposed as a candidate for the Biblical Rose of Sharon, whose identity is unknown.

[6] T. montana is a low-growing perennial bulb,[7] and it can reach up to 15–20 cm (6–8 in) tall.

[9] It has cup-shaped flowers,[7][6] that come in shades of red,[7] from scarlet,[9][10] crimson,[11] to deepest blood-red.

[12] It was first found in Persia in 1826,[9] and then published and described by John Lindley in The Botanical Register (Botanical Register; Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants Cultivated in British Gardens; with their History and Mode of Treatment),[13] Vol.13 on page 1106 in 1827.