tulipa

[Gerdk]

Here is a Tulip from Crete -

Please help with identification

is it Tulipa saxatilis ?

Gerd

[tonyg]

Gerd
It looks quite small, could it be Tulipa cretica?  I grow this, quite distinct from all the other tulip species that I grow.  It has flowers not much bigger than a crocus!  I think of T saxatilis as being much bigger and more pink in flower.
I have attached a couple of pictures for comparison with yours.

[Boyed]

Some tulip pics form my garden
vvedenskyi 'Girlfriend'
greigii 'Grand Gala'

[Boyed]

greigii 'Red Smile'
greigii 'Tschaikovskyi'

[Boyed]

greigii 'United States'

[ranunculus]

Beautiful images....many thanks for posting.

[Gerdk]

Gerd
It looks quite small, could it be Tulipa cretica?  I grow this, quite distinct from all the other tulip species that I grow.  It has flowers not much bigger than a crocus!  I think of T saxatilis as being much bigger and more pink in flower.
I have attached a couple of pictures for comparison with yours.

Tony,
Thank you - it seems there are some different types of Tulipa cretica.
I add a pic of another plant, which is T. cretica for sure. It is distinctly smaller and the leaves are broader. 

Gerd

[Lvandelft]

greigii 'United States'

Very, very beautiful!

[Boyed]

Luit,

Thanks. I very appriciate the magical shape of tulipa greigii, but mostly look for taller cultivars as in my opinion large flowers look nicer on tall stems and there is more harmony. Though I like drarf tulips when they are small-flowered. The originator of most medium and tall growing greigii cultivars is D.W. Lefeber, who, I consider, the most talented tulip breeder in the world, and I try to collect mostly his introductions. I also have a grei respect for breeders Krelage, Grullemans and van Tubergen.

Those two bi-coloured greigii tulips I got from a Dutch comoany as 'Lovely Surprise' and 'United Staes'. But, I think both were mislabeled, though both are tall and very beautiful, corresponding to my taste. The one instead 'Lovely Surprise' seems to be 'Tschaikovsky' though I am not complety sure about that. And I have also doubts about the variety 'United States' (the the colour of the base doesn't correspond to official descriptions). Maybe Mr. C-r can help to clarify this matter?

[Armin]

Super tulip pictures from everbody.
What beautiful bright red shining flower heads from Red Smile and Grand Gala 

[Lvandelft]

Luit,
Those two bi-coloured greigii tulips I got from a Dutch comoany as 'Lovely Surprise' and 'United Staes'. But, I think both were mislabeled, though both are tall and very beautiful, corresponding to my taste. The one instead 'Lovely Surprise' seems to be 'Tschaikovsky' though I am not complety sure about that. And I have also doubts about the variety 'United States' (the the colour of the base doesn't correspond to official descriptions). Maybe Mr. C-r can help to clarify this matter?

Zhirair, T. Tschaikovsky has much more yellow than Lovely Surprise and is higher.
I think your Tschaikovsky is the same as the one in C. Coll.
T. United States is just beginning to show colour, so is later.
Here the pics. from here and yours:

[Boyed]

Luit,

Thanks a lot. There is no doubt that "Lovely Surprise" was mislabeled. I grew it during 80s and know well how it looks. Her is a good photo of it ("Lovely Surprise" is the second in first row).

Still I have doubts about the identification of that 2 cultivars as many things doesn't correspond to the official descriptions and there are many red/yellow sorts in greigii division. Anyway I'll be waiting for the variety "United Staes" to bloom in C-r collection and would kindly ask you to also photograph its flowers when they are in open stage. I hope it'll help.

[Boyed]

Those mislabeled tulips become showy and show from day to day and astonish me by their baeuty. This one is terrably beautiful!!!

And "Big One" (syn. "Academician Sakharov") number one in my chart and I can't emagine any tulip more showy and beautiful than that

[Boyed]

Tulipa greigii "Red Smile" is a real show-stopper. It impreeses by it giant sizes of buxom blooms and tall stems up to 65 cm

And there are 2 unknown cultivars which came to my collection quite accidentally

[Paul T]

Beautiful, Zhirair! 

That second misnamed (vvedenskyi hybr) is a wonderful combination and nearly glows, as does 'Red Smil'e which has a colour that is almost too intense.  Great pics!!