From: Jane McGary <janemcgary@earthlink.net>
Sent: Mar 13, 2018 12:39 PM
To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>
Subject: [pbs] Tulipa seedlings in flower

Two interesting tulips grown from seed have produced their first
flowers. Tulipa regelii, grown from seed obtained from the Archibalds
and sown in fall 2009, has five clones, three of which are flowering.
This species is grown primarily for its fascinating foliage, which
displays longitudinal ridges or crests. I hope to put a photo on the
wiki when I can take the time to learn the new method. Near it in the
bulb house is Tulipa koktebelica, now treated by Kew as a synonym of T.
biflora, grown from seed supplied by Kurt Vickery and sown in 2012. Both
are small plants and have rather small flowers, white with yellow
centers inside and tinted grayish pink on the outside. I will try to
hand-pollinate them, and perhaps the mason bees recently introduced to
the bulb house will help...

Jane McGary, Portland, Oregon, USA