On 22 Apr 03 at 16:46, Jane McGary wrote: > A delightful tulip species that is not seen much in North American > gardens is T. sprengeri, which flowers very late, usually in June > here. It is a medium-sized bright red one that is apparently > difficult to propagate in the usual way; I believe it makes very > tiny offsets, perhaps on stolons. Seed is readily available, > however, and I've raised a few that way. Beware. Tulipa sprengeri, if it likes your conditions, will become a near-weed. It's one of those bulbs that sets copious seed and every last one seems to come up. Moreover, the mature flowering size bulbs go down a long way, so they're very hard to dig up if they're in the wrong place. OTOH, it's very beautiful, a unique colour, as the books say "glowing currant red." -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate on beautiful Vancouver Island