Stoloniferous Tulips
Rodger Whitlock (Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:12:12 PDT)
On 23 Apr 2013, at 14:34, James Waddick wrote:
This is the time of year I am reminded about the above topic, mostly du/e to T.
sylvestris. I wonder if anyone else has experience - not just catalog hype -
with stoloniferous tulips.
I think these are all stoloniferous
T. sylvestris
T. whitttallii
T. clusiana
T. bakeri ( according to google)
Does anyone have experience with any other species that spread out to form
patches of bulbs?
I have what is commonly called "Tulipa bakeri 'Lilac Wonder'". It's a pest,
spreading overly freely and at this time of year shading out lesser plants in
the same bed.
Whether it's actually 'Lilac Wonder' I don't know, but the flower color is
really a bright, strong pink with no hint of bluishness in it - hardly lilac.
Plant it where it can spread to its heart's content without interfering with
other plants.
Tulipa sylvestris in a low, damp spot — standing water after heavy winter rains
— where it multiplies like crazy but flowers very little. In another spot with
better drainage, it flowers more freely, but I can't say if that patch has the
same propensity to spread as does the water logged one.
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Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Z. 7-8, cool Mediterranean climate