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. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Z. 7-8, cool Mediterranean climate