Tulipa 2018

[ashley]

Little jewels from a supermarket bargain basket, a cultivar of Tulipa linifolia I suppose.

[Maggi Young]

Most are flowering, I see,  so good for a bargain!

[Roma]

Dead heading Tulipa sprengeri.  I did leave a few (probably too many) for the seedex and I always miss some I don't see till the seeds are scattered.  Now for the Lilium martagon.

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As yours are dying down, Roma,
ours are just starting!
First for us is Tulipa orthopoda grown from AGS Seedex 2003 seed wild collected.
This first flowered in 2014 and seems to be improving each year (plus this year I got to see them before the molluscs got to them!)
cheers
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Diane Clement (AGS Seedex Director) has just given me further information: Tulipa orthopoda
The seed was collected in the Tien Shan in Kazakhstan by Jan Blokland from the Netherlands!
Talk about well travelled - as it is now flowering in Central Victoria, Australia!
 
cheers
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[Maggi Young]

What a wonderful, small, friendly world of plants !!

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Jon (Mini-Bulb Lover) sent me a link to this nursery in Manchester which is ditching plastic bags in favour of starch-based replacement!
https://www.peternyssen.com/blog/
cheers
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Tulipa cretica enjoying the spring sunshine
cheers
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[bibliofloris]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen T. cretica before, Fermi — it’s lovely!
Kelly

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Hi Kelly,
yes, it is lovely even though it's pretty small.

This year the Tulipa clusiana varieties are already started!
1) The first pic is probably the one I grew from seed "ex 'Lady Jane' " and it is running a bit!
2 & 3) Tulipa clusiana 'Lady Jane' from Lambley Nursery
4) Tulipa clusiana var chrysantha
cheers
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[Yann]

clusiana is so simple but so perfect 

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Hi Yann,
yes, T. clusiana is one of my favourites - I especially like the form with the purple centre
Here is the tulip I got as T. bakeri which is now supposed to be called Tulipa saxatilis 'Bakeri Group'!
It doesn't run about as vigorously as T. saxatilis in our garden
cheers
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[Luc Gilgemyn]

Tulipa cretica enjoying the spring sunshine
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Excellent forms of T. cretica Fermi !  Good colours !

Hi Yann,
yes, T. clusiana is one of my favourites - I especially like the form with the purple centre
Here is the tulip I got as T. bakeri which is now supposed to be called Tulipa saxatilis 'Bakeri Group'!
It doesn't run about as vigorously as T. saxatilis in our garden
cheers
fermi

Difficult not to make T. clusiana as a favourite !!  As Yann says : perfection and I could add : elegance ! 

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Hi Yann,
yes, T. clusiana is one of my favourites - I especially like the form with the purple centre

Here's the type Tulipa clusiana in flower now
cheers
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Tulipa clusiana 'Tinka'
cheers
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