Re: tulips

Is there a way to tell a species bulb before it's planted? I planted gift bulbs (read as paper bagged bulbs dug from the neighbors) 4 years ago when I moved to this house. They are spreading and multiplying faster than I know what to do for them! After they bloom I dig up a few and move them so they aren't so crowded - and I let the foliage wither naturally. These are those pointed petal type (sorry - I'm not up on my tulip jargon) in a deep burgundy (not red) - rather than the softer, cup-shaped tulips.

I'm in Zone 5 - SE Wisconsin, in heavy Great Lakes Clay. Do I have an anamoly?
sounds like what I got as Persian Pearl, which was a near species according to the catalog I got it from ages ago. I really liked them, but I think the part of the lawn I had them in was too damp for them.
Cheryl

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Cheryl Isaak
Londonderry, NH
AHS Region 4, USDA Zone 4B/5A
growing, stitching and reading in NH

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