Tulipa saxatilis
Rodger Whitlock (Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:41:32 PDT)
On 22 Aug 2012, at 23:54, Ina wrote:
I had not realised that Tulipa saxatilis actually makes a clump of
flowers, instead of the ranks of soldiers as most of the Dutch hybrids
do. If they continue to do well here in Auckland, I will be very happy
with them.
Like T. sprengeri, T. saxatilis come close to being a weed, differing in that
T. spreng. spreads by seed, T. sax. by underground rhizomes (stolons? runners?)
With their distinctive glossy green leaves, bulbs of T. sax. are fairly easy to
rogue out if they invade an area where you don't want them.
Those with a more delicate sense of aesthetics may object to a flower that
looks like an egg with its white dyed bright pink.
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Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Z. 7-8, cool Mediterranean climate