Endemic to Japan, Korea, & Eastern China. It blooms here in late winter producing several white yellow eyed flowers with a strongly veined reddish-brown exterior. I purchased this form from the late Kath Dryden in UK many years ago now & it is a prolific flowerer. Very tiny & will multiply freely if planted in a hot sunny well drained position & top dressed with Dolomite &/or limestone gravel. These are beautiful, tiny species tulips & only reach a height of around 8-10 cm in flower.