Somewhere in Yorkshire

[peter hood]

Last week I went with Barry & Morag Roberts to a Riverside field in Yorkshire.
The field was covered in Anemone nemorosa and apparently has a good flora throughout the year.
At the moment the star plant is Tulipa sylvestris:

[peter hood]

Since last week, Barry and Morag have been back with another friend, and I attach one of Barry's photos of Fritillaria meleagris which we did not see

[Maggi Young]

Wow!  I've heard of such  places with that tulip, but I was very doubtful- thanks for proving me so wrong, Peter!

[David Nicholson]

Ah, God's own acres.

[Alan_b]

Does this mean that Tulipa sylvestris, unlike most tulips, likes moist conditions?

[annew]

No I don't think so, if it's the site I know, they are on the river bank well above the waterline (except when it floods!)

[peter hood]

You are quite right in your description, Anne; and I suspect it is the site you know! The picture with the river behind is foreshortened; the Tulips are high on the bank.

[Hoy]

I think Tulipa sylvestris can take moist conditions better than most other tulips. At lest it tolerates moist soil during winter.

Here is a similar site in Norway: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/tags/skogtulipan/interesting/


I have seen it in seasonally rather moist ravines and on dry sand.

[johnralphcarpenter]

I have seen it in moist conditions in Canada, but I suspect well drained.