Tulipa 2016

[johnralphcarpenter]

A few more...

[johnralphcarpenter]

There is an excellent cafe/restaurant, and there was also  marquee showing cut tulips and offering a retail opportunity to order them from Bloms. Some of the cut blooms were huge - dinner plate size.

[Maggi Young]

Super pix, Ralph.  You'd never guess the front and rear views were of the same building - looks like the period split is along the middle!

[WimB]

Some of those old, heavily virused Rembrandt-tulips.. kept well away from other species and cultivars and made sure no vectors (aphids) visit them...strangely enough (even though they are sick) I like them....let the disapproving comments commence 

Tulipa 'Absalon'
Tulipa 'Insulinde'
Tulipa 'Columbine' (2 x)
Tulipa 'Mabel'

[WimB]

And to compensate, some healthy Neo-Tulipae:

Tulipa aximensis (2 x)
Tulipa platystigma
and Tulipa marjolettii

[johnralphcarpenter]

Very nice Wim. I especially like T. platystigma.

[ruben]

Some Tulipa in flower

Neo tulipa billietiana x3
Tulipa grengiolensis

[ruben]

Tulipa karabachensis
tulipa platystigma
Tulipa rhodopea
Tulipa rubidosa

[ruben]

Some of the last 2 weeks

Tulipa batalinii 'Bronze Charm'
Tulipa anadroma
tulipa korolkowii
Tulipa ingens
Tulipa carinata

[johnralphcarpenter]

Very nice Ruben. My T. platystigma looks different to the ones shown by you and Wim. Did I get the wrong bulb?

Edit May 7th: now identified as Tulipa planifolia.

[johnralphcarpenter]

A couple of cultivars: Tulipa 'Lasting Love', from Great Dixter, and an unidentified tulip which looks good growing through Peony leaves.

[johnralphcarpenter]

Some more species: Tulipa sosnowskyi, T. primulina, T. micheliana, T. tschimganica, T. armena Red Form.

[johnralphcarpenter]

A few more: Tulipa carinata, T. maximowiczii, T. linifolia, T. ostrowskiana.

[WimB]

Very nice Ruben. My T. platystigma from you looks different to the ones shown by you and Wim. Did I get the wrong bulb?

That's wrong, John! T. platystigma is always pink-lila coloured with a bluish heart! I'd say your's closer to Tulipa aleppensis or Tulipa didieri but still not quite.

[johnralphcarpenter]

Mystery solved. My supplier says he sent Tulipa planifolia in error.