RE: tulips
- Subject: RE: tulips
- From: "Marilyn Dube" m*@easystreet.com
- Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 18:15:08 -0800
I've had good luck with T. batalinii 'Bright Gem' & 'Apricot Jewel', also T.
greggii 'Pinnocchio' and 'Donna Bella'. All very pretty in the rockery or
in pots. I particularly like the stiped leaves of the greggiis.
Marilyn Dube'
Natural Designs Nursery
Portland, Oregon
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-perennials@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Don Martinson
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 2:25 PM
To: perennials@hort.net
Subject: Re: tulips
>ECPep@aol.com wrote:
>This is an often asked question in the US as all of us have had
>dreams of drifts of returning spring color from tulips. The
>breakdown of the bulb and the appearance of the single leaf or an
>occasional small flower happens everywhere making the tulip an
>annual for US gardeners (apart from species bulbs).
>
>Is there a way to tell a species bulb before it's planted? 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?
No, Pat, you have tulips (sorry, couldn't resist that one)!
Seriously, are they rather low growing (up to 5 inches) or taller,
say 10-12 inches? If they are the latter, you probably what are
generally called lily-flowering tulips and while I think they last
longer than some of the fancy hybrids, I've never had them multiply
for me.
Here is a link to a page with many of the species tulips listed. Do
your tulips resemble any of them?
http://vanengelen.com/catview.cgi?_fn=Product&_category=Tulips:Species
In any case, if you ever get too many of your prolific burgundy
tulips, I'd be happy to take some of your hands!
--
Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
l*@wi.rr.com
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