Tulipa 2014

[johnralphcarpenter]

Tulipa dubia 'Beldersai' again, a little beauty.

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Tulipa sylvestris 'Tabriz', from Kurt Vickery.

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Tulipa greigii, the true species, also from Kurt.

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Tulipa tarda 'Kashka Su', from Janis.

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Tulipa heweri; this is of Dutch origin - not clear whether the true species is in cultivation.

[johnralphcarpenter]

Tulipa wilsoniana, according to the label. This is from Janis, but Kurt reckons it is a horticultural form of T. montana.

[Janis Ruksans]

Tulipa 'Ivory Floradale'. My wife bought this for me for our Ivory wedding anniversary, some years ago now!

Sorry, it isn't Ivory Floradale. True cultivar is almost white, real ivory. Can't post picture as I'm not growing garden tulip cultivars for around 20 years and haven't digital pictures. Searching in slides would take too much time.
Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

I have this labelled as Tulipa montana Yellow Form. Dutch origin and probably not the true species.

Looks correct.
Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

Tulipa wilsoniana, according to the label. This is from Janis, but Kurt reckons it is a horticultural form of T. montana.

Duschak, Arvaz, Kopet-Dag, Turkmenistan
Flowers comparatively large for length of stem, brilliant vermilion-red with pointed tips and small blackish-blue centre. Leaves undulated. Only 15 cm high. My original collection on Duschak mount around 30 years ago (when it was USSR).
Janis

[johnralphcarpenter]

Thank you, Janis, your comments are very helpful. I only have collection details for the bulbs I had from you last autumn; it would be very useful to have details for those I had from you in previous years - I will have to make a list!

[johnralphcarpenter]

A nice lost label garden tulip.

[johnralphcarpenter]

I planted some tulip bulbs, probably from either Avon Bulbs or Broadleigh Gardens, at the side of the driveway years ago. I thought they had died out; don't remember seeing them in recent years. But here they are! Nice delicate tulip; any offers as to identity?

[johnralphcarpenter]

Tulipa albertii. Not sure where I got this; Kurt reckons it is a T. vvedenskyi hybrid. So not the true species.

[johnralphcarpenter]

Tulipa affinis. From Sjaak de Groot via Janis. Said now to be a synonym of T. fosteriana.

[ashley]

... Nice delicate tulip; any offers as to identity?

Maybe a clusiana var chrysantha form Ralph?