A tulip is a flowering plant that grows from a bulb. Several types of tulips are native to Asia. The rose of Sharon mentioned in Song of Solomon 2:1 may be the mountain tulip (Tulipa montana) or the closely related Sharon tulip (Tulipa sharonensis).
The mountain tulip is an attractive plant with leaves that often have wavy edges. This species commonly grows in the mountainous regions of Syria, Lebanon, and the Anti-Lebanon. As its name suggests, it primarily grows in mountain areas.
The Sharon tulip grows in sandy places on the Sharon coastal plains.