Tulipa 2009

[Lvandelft]

Well Zhirair, that is really a Black Leader. And you captured the color very good on the photo.
These black tulips are very difficult to capture right. It's a pity that so many beautiful varieties got lost
here over the years, but as long as somebody still grow them there is a chance to get them back  into culture,
when demand is changing.
I hope that my friend here is nr. 1 on your order list ?  That would give me the chance to see it here with
my own eyes.
I like the Don Eugo and Irish Coffee very much too. Very nice colors.

[Boyed]

Luit,
I am pleased you was impressed with 'Black Leader'. No doubt that your friend will be number 1 in my order list. I am very curious to get a feedback from such a good expert. I prepared a good set of non-Dutch tulips for him and hope that he will enjoy them.

Indeed, black colour is quite hard to capture right. I use such a tric: I put yellow-coloured flower next to black tulips when focusing and then take a shot. It helps much.

Such a question.
When you see him, I would very appriciate if you ask about Rembrant tulip 'Insulinde'. I know he grows it. I would like to know if this variety is virus-free. In Russian literature it is mentioned as virus-free, anyway. I like it and would like to grow, if I make sure that it is free of virus.

[Lvandelft]

Luit,
Such a question.
When you see him, I would very appriciate if you ask about Rembrant tulip 'Insulinde'. I know he grows it. I would like to know if this variety is virus-free. In Russian literature it is mentioned as virus-free, anyway. I like it and would like to grow, if I make sure that it is free of virus.

Zhirair, today we met at Lisse Flowershow and I asked about T Insulinde.
Tulipa Insulinde is definitely not free of virus. Alas.

[Arda Takan]

that black leader is amazing 

[Jean-Patrick AGIER]

Hello,
How many beautiful tulips in this topic...much more than I could ever grow . Here's my very humble contribution for 2009 of species which have already been highlighted earlier:

[Boyed]

Jean-Patrick,

Nice photos! Thanks for posting. Among species I especially like tulipa clusiana, its clones, cultivars and subspecies beacuse of their elegant appearance. I try to collect as many as possible.

This year i made thousands pics of tulips from my collection, but still showed only few of them. Now I have been sorting the photos out and hope to show the most interesting ones soon.

[Maggi Young]

This year i made thousands pics of tulips from my collection, but still showed only few of them. Now I have been sorting the photos out and hope to show the most interesting ones soon.

That is good news, Zhirair 

[fermi de Sousa]

This year i made thousands pics of tulips from my collection, but still showed only few of them. Now I have been sorting the photos out and hope to show the most interesting ones soon.

That is good news, Zhirair 

I'm looking forward to that, Zhirair.
cheers
fermi

[viovaslui]

My tulip colection.
http://mimiana.sunphoto.ro/02_lalele_2009

[Boyed]

My tulip colection.
http://mimiana.sunphoto.ro/02_lalele_2009

viovaslui,
 
Thank you for the link to your nice tulip collection. I must say that you have pretty good collection. I studied all your photos and wold like to make some comments:

page 4 - GR 'Rob Verlinden' is mislabeled with praestans variety (it is a varigated sport from tall greigii 'Princesse Charmante'), GR 'Casa Grande' is mislabeled with other draft greigii (it is tall with huge blooms, and has different leaf patterns);
page 5 - GR 'United States' is mislabeled with GR 'First Impression', 'Giuseppe Verdi' seems to be mislabeled, fosteriana 'princeps' is mislabeled with greii cultivar (its leaves are not mottled);
page 6 - DHT 'Ad Rem's Beauty' is mislabeled with DHT 'Ad Rem', TT 'Golden Melody' is mislabeled with greigii 'Easter Surprise', which is virused;
page 7 - GR 'Lovely Surprose' is certainly mislabeled with kaufmanniana variety, DHT 'Banja Luka' is mislabeled with DHT 'Ollioules';
page 8 - 'Arlo' is virused, 'Georgette' is mislabeled;
page 9 - TT 'Barcelona' is mislabeled with TT 'Jan Reus';
page 10 - TT 'Oscar' is virused, TT 'Jan Reus' is mislabeled,  F 'Big One' (or 'Top Red') is super!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (the best tulip in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!);
page 11 - GR 'Kiev' is wonderful!!!
page 14 - LT 'Aladdin', SLT 'Perestroika' and FT 'Huis ten Bosch' are virused;
page 15 - DHT 'Burning Heart' is mislabeled with striped triumph variety,  TT 'Kees Nelis', FT 'Fancy Frills' and TT 'Mirella' are virused, FT 'Daytona' is mislabeled and virused;
page 16 - FT 'Fringed family' is virused, FT 'Barbados' is mislabeld with other fringed variety;
page 18 - TT 'Atilla', DLT 'Wirosa', TT 'Arabian Mystery' are virused;
page 19 - 'Dekker's Glory' much resembles TT 'Don Quichotte', TT 'New Design' is virused, SLG 'Renown' is mislabeled and virused at the same time;
page 20 - 'Palestrina' and 'Dreaming Maid' are virused;
page 21 - 'Beauty of Apeldoorn' should be 'Double Beauty of Apeldoorn', FT 'Burgundy Lace' is mislabeled;
page 23 -  'Libretto' is mislabeled;
page 24 - DHT 'Golden Apeldoorn' is mislabeled;
page 25 - SLT 'Cum Laude' is mislabeled with other purple tulip (true 'Cum Laude' has white base edged blue), VR 'Spring Green' is also mislabeled with other viridiflora tulip, which is virused at the same time;
page 27 - DHT 'Ollioules' and VR 'Hollywood Star' are mislabeled, 'The Mounties', 'Humming Bird' and 'Fnatacy' are virused;
page 28 - TT 'Peer Gynt' is mislabeled with SLT 'Pink Diamond', Vr 'Groenland' is mislabeled with VR 'Virichic', TT 'Stirped Sail' is mislabeled with TT 'Happy Genereation' (or maybe TT Ice Follis');
page 29 - 'Snow Peak' isn't Darwin Hybrid, it is Single late, but as far as I remember was transfered to Triumph group;
page 30 - DHT 'Oxford's Elite' is mislabeled with a Triumph tulip, FR 'Blue Heron' is mislabeled and virused, Lt 'West Piont' is mislabeled with LT 'Elegant Lady';
page 31 - TT 'Zurel' is mislabeled (it should be purple with white);

[Boyed]

just like to show some photos of my geigii tulips

'Casa Grande' - 55-60 cm tall tulip with huge blooms;
'Red Smile' - 60-65 cm tall tulip with huge blooms, very massive with very thick stems, the most vigorius in this group;
'Grand Gala' - 60-65 cm tall tulip, seems to be interspecific hybrid with t. fosteriana;
greigii tulipa bed - fist row - 'First Impression', second 2 rows - 'Royal Lovely Surprise', then 'Grand Gala' - the tallest, and last row - 'Casa Grande'.

[vanozzi]

WOW, there sure is a wealth of information being offered here and so many wonderful pictures.My small collection is just starting to bloom, so here are a couple that I like.
Tulipa aucheriana
Tulipa ''Little Beauty''
I really love that Little Beauty.I don't mind admitting I don't know a great deal about this genus.I see that Little Beauty is a  hybrid of Hageri. Now would it accept the pollen from aucheriana and if so, is the cross worth while?
Regards Paul Rumkorf

[fermi de Sousa]

Here are a couple of tulips in flower in Redesdale now,
Tulipa cretica


Tulipa greigii


cheers
fermi

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Yesssss ! 
Tulips are here again !
Thanks Paul and Fermi - I hope you'll be showing lots more of them !! 

[BULBISSIME]

Fermi,

your T. cretica looks very tall !!!
In the wild, it's usually about 5 cm tall