Tulipa 2014

[johnralphcarpenter]

Very nice, Luc.

[LucS]

Tulipa florenskyi

[LucS]

I have this one as tulipa mogoltavica but I think it is a greigii.  Any suggestions ?

[LucS]

A collection of Jim Archibald made near Salmas in Iran under number JJA17284.
Is this one named already ?

[johnralphcarpenter]

Tulipa 'Ancilla', Kaufmanniana Group.

[johnralphcarpenter]

1. This pot has both colour forms of Tulipa tschimganica ARJA-9887 (or Tulipa x tschimganica if you prefer!).

2. Tulipa subpraestans is very vivid.

3. Another form of Tulipa montana from Kurt Vickery, KV59.

4. This is the true Tulipa polychroma, from Kurt, KV115.

[LucS]

Tulipa kurdica, one of the humilis group.

[LucS]

Tulipa armena ssp. armena. Only one flower on these seedraised young plants.

[Ross Barbour]

Tulipa 'Ancilla', Kaufmanniana Group look gorgeous Ralph. Do you have any of you Tulips out in the open or are the all under cover?

[Gerdk]

Luc,
Very interesting collection and super compact plants - it seems
you either have a very sunny situation or you add artifical light.

Gerd

[LucS]

Luc,
Very interesting collection and super compact plants - it seems
you either have a very sunny situation or you add artifical light.

Gerd

No artificial light Gerd.  The combination light-temperature is important, meaning as cold as possible during wintertime.
I only have UV lights on my southern onco's.

[Gerdk]

Luc,
Thanks for quick reply!

Gerd

[johnralphcarpenter]

Tulipa 'Ancilla', Kaufmanniana Group look gorgeous Ralph. Do you have any of you Tulips out in the open or are the all under cover?

They're all outside, Ross. When they start to die down in early summer I cover them with plastic tunnels, which stay on until early February. This protects them from summer and winter wet and also helps give them a good summer baking (they are in a very sunny location). When the tunnels come off in late winter, hopefully they get a covering of snow, but not this year. They are coming into growth by then anyway. This regime suits most but not all of the species; some, T. sylvestris for example, need a different regime.

[Ross Barbour]

Thanks Ralph. I am getting quite enthusiastic with tulips but have only grown some easy ones in the open ground. I got some more unusual ones last autumn from JR, so the trick is going to be keeping them going into year two and my pot culture experience is quite limited. The SRGC has really blown this Genus wide open for me since I started using it last month and I am amazed at some of the posts.

[johnralphcarpenter]

Thanks Ralph. I am getting quite enthusiastic with tulips but have only grown some easy ones in the open ground. I got some more unusual ones last autumn from JR, so the trick is going to be keeping them going into year two and my pot culture experience is quite limited. The SRGC has really blown this Genus wide open for me since I started using it last month and I am amazed at some of the posts.

A wonderful genus, Ross, but seemingly not as popular as many discussed in the Forum, such as Galanthus, Cyclamen, Fritillaria, Crocus, Iris etc etc.