A species tulip, perhaps T. Turkestanica or similar. Here is a link that might be useful: T. turkestanica

It has bloomed and only once. The color of it was the original pink with a little white running down the center into the throat. And just like you mentioned Rick ...I have only kept it because of the curled leaves it has. I have for years taken this desert rose to other growers around the area here and no one has been able to shed any information on it. So I have kept it because it's one of my first ones.

More positive but useful information as well....it's been recommended in books to plant Dark Star in "shade to deep shade", a recommendation I decided to test...ignored...I didn't want to place this very pretty hosta where it could not be seen (I have only one spot, small, with deep shade). There's an obvious reason for deep shade....colour retention for one, however....my hosta, my choice .... DS enjoys full sun from sun-up till around 2:00pm....she would very likely be more blue with less sun, but I think she's fabulous just as she is. The fact that she is not suffering from heat and humidity, does NOT get water pampered, the slugs don't seem to bother her.....well, add all that up and you've got a trouper of a hosta. I'm loving this hosta more and more. She looks like a diva but looks are deceiving! Lol You'll be very happy with your choice, I'm that confident!

Sam: I love the title of your threads !! I listen to music on radio, rather than talk-show, but I consider my Mom to be a gardening guru. She's fearless in trying new things, and develop new ways to suit her garden. With 12 children to care for, she doesn't have time to listen to radio or watch TV, but use her brain & observation to guide her in the garden. Her garden in MI was so gorgeous that folks stopped to take pics, and same with her garden in CT, the gardening club would stop to take pics., and folks want to buy veggies from her garden.