tulips which run wild
James Waddick (Mon, 30 Mar 2015 13:23:31 PDT)

Bob and Dell,

I’d welcome seed of weed tulips. Bring ‘em on!

I’d love to send a few hundred bulbs of T. sylvestnis, but they are stoloniferous to the point of not making many bulbs, at least in my conditions. I have tried sending people bulbs in the past and it means digging deep and finding no bulbs at all. Nada. Each clump of foliage is traced down a skinny stolon to oblivion. Maybe digging a dozen or two plants will result in a couple pea size bulblets. And this is in fairly heavy clay to make the digging more interesting.

Dutch growers must keep those confined in a sandy soil that can be sieved closely for the bulbs. Mine originally came from a friend in Kansas City who gave me a few.

I”d be glad to try seeds. Best Jim W.

On Mar 30, 2015, at 3:09 PM, penstemon <penstemon@Q.com> wrote:

I hope that you folks who have various "weedy tulips" will send bulbs or seeds to the BX/SX so the rest of us can share in the reckless abandon.

People would just complain. “I got these seeds of Tulipa regelii from you and now I have these little tulips all over the garden. Thanks for nothing.”

James Waddick
8871 NW Brostrom Rd
Kansas City, MO 64152-2711
USA
Phone 816-746-1949

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