Regarding the query, > >Dennis, are you sure it is Tulipa saxatilis you have and not Tulipa bakeri > >'Lilac Wonder'? > >Hmmm... all I can say is that I bought it as T. saxatilis, so you could >very well be right. I recently viewed both these species and the similar T. cretica in Crete, and one of the experts in the group I was with commented that some authorities believe they should be regarded as a single species. Their habitats are a bit different -- T. "bakeri" is out in flat valley fields, and T. "saxatilis" on rocky hills and ledges. Those in the valley are big and showy. Jane McGary Northwestern Oregon, USA