I would second Jim's reply completely. A fine weed that needs sun to perform at its best. I suspect they like year round moisture. Dell -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of James Waddick Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 9:06 AM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: [pbs] Tulip delight - T. sylvestris Lee wrote: >I've tried T. sylvestris, but it never endures. This may be because it >doesn't like growing in pots for more than a few seasons. Dear Lee et al; I can't imagine growing T. sylvestris in a pot. It is one of my favorite 'weeds'. Let me explain. A friend gave me a few bulbs a number of years ago and said they do 'best' in shade so I planted them there. Well they sure GROW well in shade. I have a "sod" of tulip foliage 1 or 2 leaves per bulb, but few flowers. After transplanting to a sunnier site they produce plants 4 times the size with nice size bright yellow flowers. In shade they are actively stoloniferous and have invaded the lawn and wandered around a shady spot. In sun they are well behaved, multiply modestly and bloom regularly. In both sites they are trouble free, but they do move around, a behavior that suggests they'd be unhappy confined to a pot. On the other hand, in the ground there they might escape your property if they grow as exuberantly in your mild climate as say 'Ipheion'. Ths is one of the few tulips to do so well in shade. best Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F + _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php