One of their great advantages is that they do not require the same chilling as the larger tulips and are perfect for a climate which has milder winters. Furthermore they naturalize quite readily.The burgundy tipped stamens are distinct against the almost pure white petals.
By evening time the flowers close showing their pretty pink undersides. I have found the Lady Jane variety to be the most successful in my garden. Every year I am tempted to try others but have had little success.
I had one open today!! I planted 3 bulbs, 2 years ago. I hope mine spread as well as yours have.
ReplyDeleteMine have spread slowly but are in extremely poor, dry soil with no additional watering. With a little more care I thnk they would spread better.
DeleteWow these are stunning, love them!
ReplyDeleteLove these little ladies. My 'Cynthia' clump needs to be moved out of the deep shade that swallowed it up, but until that happened it seemed to do fairly well here, too.
ReplyDeleteI had some 'Cynthia' too but they seem to have disappeared. Planted some new ones in the fall but they haven't appeared yet.
DeleteThey are beautiful! I tried a species tulip in my former garden, although I don't recall which one. (As I reall, it was yellow with a pink underside.) It did come back for 2 years but in smaller numbers, eventually disappearing almost entirely. It doesn't get cold enough here perhaps.
ReplyDeleteMine are open too, love them!
ReplyDeleteThey are pretty! I especially like the pink underside--I'm a sucker for pink!
ReplyDeleteDo these do okay in colder climates too? I'd love to try them, so lovely!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure they do Alan because they come from much colder areas in Europe and the middle east.
DeleteThese are so lovely! I planted some years ago but either they've disappeared or (as has happened with other bulbs) they are running a couple of weeks later here than where you are. Fascinating how we live so close and yet our microclimates have us on differing bloom schedules, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteI have a few leafings out that I'm unsure of the identities for around our beds. I'm encouraged to keep a closer eye peeled now for distinguishing blooms. It is always fun to see what made it for another year's display.
It is interesting how quickly the foliage pops up and then suddenly deep in the crown you see the start of a bud. A few days later the flowers open. Let's hope you will be surprised in the coming weeks.
DeleteBeautiful! The burgundy, yellow and white look so perfect together. Added to my want list.
ReplyDeleteI just moved back to Austin after many years in Colorado. I miss my little bulbs from that garden so when the T. clusiana came up this week, it made me very happy.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back to Austin Cyndi. Having lived here before you will be aware of the challenges you face in this variable and difficult climate. Watching local garden bloggers and what they grow is a great resource.
DeleteSo pretty!! I love the pink on the underside.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty and good to know they work in our climate. I miss tulips from our years on the east coast and it sounds like these don't decline over the years as the larger hybrids do. I'll look for these.
ReplyDeleteI garden in quite the opposite of a mild climate - especially this year with its record-breaking snow and cold! - but I might have to give these a try just because they are so pretty and elegant.
ReplyDeleteI haven't had as much luck with mine as you have. They haven't appeared in a couple of years. But maybe this year they'll return, with the extra rain we've received. Yours are beautiful.
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