Stoloniferous Tulips
Peter Taggart (Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:15:27 PDT)
I think that this feature varies between forms of species and also depends
a little on cultural conditions. Growing many species of tulip in pots I am
very aware of the 'droppers which they produce.... Tulips such as T
vvedenskyi can put themselves a long way from where they started but are
not particularly prolific in terms of stolons producing multiple offsetts.
I believe T stapfii may have this characteristic though... the form I grow
increases steadily and may be due in part to stolons. I have two very
distinct forms of T cretensis. The small pink one is slow to increase but
the larger white form (which I have not had so long), is said to be
stoloniferous.
On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 8:34 PM, James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> wrote:
Dear Friends,
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?