Tulipa 2011

[PeterT]

Hello Arda,
I am no expert on tulips though I grow a few.
I have however converted a few bulbs from the southern hemisphere. The main thing is to pursuade the dormant bulb to grow roots at a suitable time in it's new home.
If your March is like October for tulips it should root. the next problem will be to keep it growing when it comes up, You will probably have to water it in April May June. if it is too hot the bulbs will cook.
I would plant the bulbs in sand and keep them in the shade outside. I would give only a little of water untill they show leaves. Not dry, not wet.

[Hans A.]

Little experience with bulbs from SH -  planted out in January they did not start growing before autumn (like those I stored dry and were planted end of summer).

Here Tulipa agenensis ssp. sharonensis (if not anyone has changed the labels )

[BULBISSIME]

Very nice plants Hans, you should have a lot of sun !
Mine are more elongated as we had a very cloudy winter this year 

[Luc Gilgemyn]

A great Tulip Hans !!
Very nice indeed ! 

[ian mcenery]

Little experience with bulbs from SH -  planted out in January they did not start growing before autumn (like those I stored dry and were planted end of summer).

Here Tulipa agenensis ssp. sharonensis (if not anyone has changed the labels )

Armin,
There are several differences:
*The flowers of Tulipa agenensis are bigger and more reddish than the flowers of Tulipa agenensis subsp. sharonensis.
*The leaves of Tulipa agenensis are more curly and not straight as appear often in Tulipa agenensis subsp. sharonensis.
*Tulipa agenensis grows in the mountains area and Tulipa agenensis subsp. sharonensis grows in the coast plane area.

Hans a beautiful plant and looks so happy just like it is the wild. Miriam posted a picture of this last year and the leaves weren't curly or am I confused . My tulips  hardly showing at all here.

[alpinelover]

Tulipa neustreuvae opent his flowers today

[ashley]

Very striking!

[mark smyth]

My Tulipa neustreuvae were open last Saturday. Visitors to the garden were amazed by it

[Hans A.]

Thanks to all! Tulipa neustreuvae is a cracker!

Little experience with bulbs from SH -  planted out in January they did not start growing before autumn (like those I stored dry and were planted end of summer).

Here Tulipa agenensis ssp. sharonensis (if not anyone has changed the labels )

Armin,
There are several differences:
*The flowers of Tulipa agenensis are bigger and more reddish than the flowers of Tulipa agenensis subsp. sharonensis.
*The leaves of Tulipa agenensis are more curly and not straight as appear often in Tulipa agenensis subsp. sharonensis.
*Tulipa agenensis grows in the mountains area and Tulipa agenensis subsp. sharonensis grows in the coast plane area.

Hans a beautiful plant and looks so happy just like it is the wild. Miriam posted a picture of this last year and the leaves weren't curly or am I confused . My tulips  hardly showing at all here.

Thanks Ian - had the same thoughts - but it seems to vary a bit - Oron had posted a great picture of it, which looks very similar to those I am growing:
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=2906.msg68374#msg68374

Here first T. saxatilis have started - thought only the comercial form produces more than one flower per stalk - but one of those also has two buds (the comercial form I grow has up to seven or more and the plants double the size)

[ian mcenery]

http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=2906.msg68374#msg68374[/url]

Here first T. saxatilis have started - thought only the comercial form produces more than one flower per stalk - but one of those also has two buds (the comercial form I grow has up to seven or more and the plants double the size)

Hans interesting link so whatever it is it is very nice and that wavy foliage lying on the ground  I always find attractive

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Tulips are on the way here as well !

T. pulchella violacea modestly opened it's flowers in yesterday's sun, despite the cold.

Tulipa stapfii a few weeks from flowering yet, but I already love it because of the curley leaves ! 

[ielaba2011]

Hi my Name is Jaime, I´m from Portugal..I´ve just found this forum. My main Interest here are Tulip bulbs, particularly species Tulip. I´ve always loved Tulips but it is rather frustrating when they don´t come back in the next year...or they do bloom in the 2nd year but very weakly. I Live in zone 9 with cool winter/ very hot dry summer ( sometimes in December and January it can drop to -5 C over the night, frost is usual) but all the Tulips I have tried do not perform well for some reason or another. I would like to know more about Species Tulips, which ones are the best, the most reliable...and the prettiest In Portugal I only Know about Tulipa tarda and there is not many information about other Tulips, So I joined the Forum and Hope you can help me...I love Tulips:)

[Maggi Young]

 Olá Jaime, good to have you join us.

Most of the tulip lovers here are growing the smaller species and some of the smaller hybrids but there are some with a great love of the larger types too... see the posts of Formist 'Boyed ' , for instance.
Take a look through the various tulipa threads... you will find much to delight you , I am sure and other Forumists will have advice for you and the growing conditions you find in  your climate. 

[Boyed]

Hi my Name is Jaime, I´m from Portugal..I´ve just found this forum. My main Interest here are Tulip bulbs, particularly species Tulip. I´ve always loved Tulips but it is rather frustrating when they don´t come back in the next year...or they do bloom in the 2nd year but very weakly. I Live in zone 9 with cool winter/ very hot dry summer ( sometimes in December and January it can drop to -5 C over the night, frost is usual) but all the Tulips I have tried do not perform well for some reason or another. I would like to know more about Species Tulips, which ones are the best, the most reliable...and the prettiest In Portugal I only Know about Tulipa tarda and there is not many information about other Tulips, So I joined the Forum and Hope you can help me...I love Tulips:)

Jaime, wellcome to forum!

I am a tulip collector and grower with the experince of over 20 years.
Firstly I would like to assure you that all tulips (garden cultivars and species spread in the culture) are 100% good rebloomers and can perform perfectly anually. The only thing is that Dutch commercial bulbs are usually treated with high temperatures during August for the purposes of stimulation of propagation rate and good performance, which on its turn make the bulbs split into several smaller bulbs after the first year of performance, as a result of which the bulbs bloom very weekly the follwoing season. That is why you need additional season to regow those bulbs to flowering size; but after that there would be no serious work to do. They will perfectly bloom for you annually and you can harvest them once in 3 or 5 years. The only thing that must be done by all means -  harvest your newly obtained bulbs the first year (no matter species or cultivars), split the bulb nests and then plant them in autumn according to the rules and recommendations.

If you buy your bulbs form speicalized nurceries, which don't grow tulips in large scales, you will usually escape that problem and your tulips will bloom normally the following year as well.

Your climate is quite good for growing tulips.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

The old cultivar
Tulipa "Showwinner" in flower today !