Tulipa 2016

[johnstephen29]

Phew that a relief 😁

[johnralphcarpenter]

That gives me hope, how do you treat them?

50/50 seed compost/perlite, cover with grit and leave outside in a sheltered spot all winter.

[johnstephen29]

Cheers Ralph, thanks for that.

[fermi de Sousa]

Don't say that Maggi, I recieved some tulip seeds from the seedex😫

John,
I've raised a few tulips from seed from the Seedexes and it can take a few years to get a flower - but it's worth the wait. Growing from seed means you can get quite a few plants and there will be a good genetic mix for future generations. Even though they can take a few years (I've had some flower after 7 years!) if you sow seeds each year then something new should flower every year!
cheers
fermi

[johnstephen29]

Cheers fermi, I've already got some out in the cold frame. I'm not worried about how long it will take to reach flowering size, just how to get them to germinate

[Gerdk]

Amana (Tulipa) edulis -

very early but happy in a sand bed

Gerd

[Cfred72]

Chez moi, ce sont les Tulipa tukestanica qui sont en train de germer

[Maggi Young]

Tulipa turkestanica are germinating well, cFred!  You had a lot of seed there.

[Matt T]

Mustard and cress comes to mind! It's nice when seeds respond so enthusiastically.

[Cfred72]

J'en ai d'autres espèces qui germent en ce moment. Le problème, c'est que j'ai oublié de noter le nom des plantes quand elles étaient fleuries au jardin et j'ai donc semé des gousses sans nom.

Par contre, dans la serre, Tulipa humilis pointe le bout de son nez à travers le cœur des feuilles.


I have other species that  are germinating now.. The problem is that I forgot to note the name of the plants when they were blooming in the garden so I sowed unnamed pods.

By contrast, in the greenhouse, Tulipa humilis is  pointing the tip of his nose through the heart of the leaves.

[johnralphcarpenter]

Got back from Canada at the end of January to find Amana edulis in flower outdoors. Several other tulips are leafing up but no other flowers so far.

On the subject of Amana, I am looking for bulbs of Amana erythronioides, also the Chinese form of Amana edulis which has previously been called Amana graminifolia and the Japanese form of Amana erythronioides which has been called Amana latifolia. Can anyone help?

[Cfred72]

By going to the greenhouse this afternoon between two storms, Tulipa humilis were open. By cons, those of the garden remained closed.
I love the scent of these tulips.

[Diane Whitehead]

Have any of you tried eating Amana?

[johnralphcarpenter]

No!

[Yann]

Tulipa turkestanica NURATAU - ARJA-9604, from Janis & Liga.

22.02 the flowers are opening