Tulipa 2009

[fermi de Sousa]

Fermi,
Who eats your labels all the time ? 

Thanks for your Tulip posts Fermi - they brighten up my day (quite dull and grey over here at the moment  ) every morning !

Hi Luc,
the cockatoos do have a habit of pulling up labels and chewing them up just for sport - they are the juvenile delinquents of the parrot world! However in this case you can see the Bearded Iris in the pic have over-run the bed and the tulips had just about died out - it was a nice surprise to see this one come into flower.

Hi Zhirair,
I think "Maytime" was one of the lily-tulips that had been planted here, so I'll re-label it.
The possibility of the red tulip being T. fosteriana "Princeps" is reasonable - I had been hoping it was T. eichleri as the only other bulb of that species that I have hasn't flowered - I'll have to move it I think.
thanks again for all the help from my Forumists friends!
cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

As far as "T. albertii" is concerned I'll contact the supplier and see what he says! It is different to the T. vvedenskyii I'm growing, but not hugely. It maybe a hybrid if it was raised from seed, I suppose.
cheers
fermi

[Boyed]

tulipa eichleri can be easily identified by its distinct shape.
pix of fosteriana 'Princeps' (studio photos), eichleri (from my Ukrainian friend's garden) and albertii (studio photos)

[Boyed]

This nice and elegant tulip species, which very much impressed me, was photographed by a traveler in Albania. I don’t have any idea what species it might be. Maybe somebody can help with ID, especially who has an access to flora of Albania?

Specialist from Copenhagen University Kit Tan says that they found t. schrenkii in North Kazakhstan, all colours, and no black blotch and the same soft mix of colours on the tepals, but with yellow anthers there.

As to tulipa hungarica;
this unknown tulip is rather tall, not short-stemmed as in tulipa hungarica; the outer tepals are not rounded, but apiculate and there is no black basal blotch beneath the yellow at the base of the tepals as in tulipa hungarica? Also the leaves are more glacous than green.

[Armin]

As far as "T. albertii" is concerned I'll contact the supplier and see what he says! It is different to the T. vvedenskyii I'm growing, but not hugely. It maybe a hybrid if it was raised from seed, I suppose.
cheers
fermi

Hi Fermi,
before you contact your supplier there is a form of T. vvedenskyii called Typ 2. Your photo of T. albertii resembles this version.
I was hestitating to mention because I was unsure - but as you said now "it differs not much" I'd like to share my thoughts.
Picture can be found here: http://www.meeuwissenvoorhout.nl/UK/index_2.htm under category "Tulips", folder "Oculus-solis & others".

[Armin]

Zihair,
thanks for the comparison of T. fosteriana "Princeps", T. eichleri and T.albertii.
P.S: A very good picture of excellent, strong T. eicherli samples!

Cannot help on your "unidentified" Albanian tulip. But it is a real beauty

[fermi de Sousa]

Apart from the species tulipa we also grow some "standards" but mostly the 'weird' ones like parrots, doubles and viridiflora types.
This is a new bed for parrots and the viridiflora "Spring Green"


"Rococo"


"Rai"


cheers
fermi

[Paul T]

Fermi,

You ahve some VERY nice species tulips.  Quite a few I haven't seen before.  I think I shall have to look at Marcus' catalogue a little more closely Tulip-wise in December.    I do like the species, and have a few myself.

[fermi de Sousa]

Paul,
let me know which ones you're interested in, though I should never stop Marcus from making a sale to you!

The latest tulip is another patch of T. hageri




The Tulipa chrysantha "Tubergen's Gem" have held their blooms, perhaps because they are setting seed?


And more Parrots! Firstly, "Weber's Parrot"


"Bright Parrot",


"Holland Happening"


And finally, the Viridiflora Tulip, "Spring Green"


cheers
fermi

[Ragged Robin]

Fermi, do you have a website?  Is Marcus' catalogue online or is it just a list?  I, like Paul, have really enjoyed your Tulips - T. hageri is glorious inside and out but it does look tall 

[Paul T]

Fermi,

I do already have a few species tulips, although most disappointed that this year my T. liniifolia didn't come back.  The coolest little flowers and crinkly leaves.  Nothing has appeared there at all unfortunately.  I should have left them in their pot.  I do like your hageri and albertii, but would have to go back and look further to see what other cool ones you have that I don't already.  

[fermi de Sousa]

Fermi, do you have a website?  Is Marcus' catalogue online or is it just a list?  I, like Paul, have really enjoyed your Tulips - T. hageri is glorious inside and out but it does look tall  

Hi Robin,
no, I don't have a web-site. I usually get Marcus' catalogue as an e-mail attachment and can forward it onto to anyone who wants it. I think he's also developing a website.
T. hageri is less than 8" (20cm) high! It can get taller if overgrown by other plants.
The latest to flower is T. tetraphylla, it flowered for the first time last year and it doesn't look like t increased; the stem is a bit sturdier as it has been kept outdoors instead of in the shade-house


Paul,
This is what I got as T. maximowiczii, which I think is a synonym of T. linifolia, the one I got as T.linifolia has also "gone" but it wasn't as intense a red as this one!


Finally, a rather out of focus shot of another T. hageri which I think might be what I'd once got as T. h. "Splendens"!


cheers
fermi

[arillady]

Marcus Harvey website is: http://www.hillviewrareplants.com

[Ragged Robin]

Thanks Fermi & Pat I shall have a great time delving into the Tulip world in the SH - awful weather here....

Was wondering if anyone grows T sprengeri as I was given 3 precious bulbs by Tonyg and hope to give them the best possible chance to multiply 

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Fermi,

I do already have a few species tulips, although most disappointed that this year my T. liniifolia didn't come back.  The coolest little flowers and crinkly leaves.  Nothing has appeared there at all unfortunately.  I should have left them in their pot.  I do like your hageri and albertii, but would have to go back and look further to see what other cool ones you have that I don't already.  

Funny for you to loose Tulips Paul - they should love your hot, dry Summers ... 
Haven't you tried any in your Crocus bed ?? (or is it already overcrowded...  ?)