[citation needed] Synonyms: The tunic of the bulb is papery, glabrous, chestnut-coloured and only slightly hairy near the stem.

The filaments are glabrous, bright red at the top, pale yellow at base, 19–22 mm long, ca.

The plant was introduced to Europe by the German gardener Mühlendorff in 1892, who discovered it near Amasya.

It is named after Carl Sprenger, a commercial gardener, who also published a description of the plant.

[15] The Armenian teacher J. J. Manissadijan from Merzifon supplied bulbs to the Dutch company Van Tubergen[16] and John Hoog.

[17] He also sold other rare plants, like Iris gatesii to Dutch commercial gardeners.

[23] Sprenger's tulip is grown in over 30 Botanical gardens, among them Kew, Kopenhagen, Bonn and Edinburgh,[24] it is also widely available from commercial nurseries.

[25] The Atatürk Arboretum in Istanbul has initiated a reintroduction project in co-operation with Kew Gardens.

It should be planted 10–15 cm deep in well-drained, fairly fertile, humus-rich but not too dry soil.

It may need protection from strong winds, but is frosthardy to - 10 °C, as long as the soil is not waterlogged or excessively wet.