Wednesday, April 29, 2009

TWO TURKISH TULIPS

For your edification -- and ours, here on our wildflower tour -- Tulipa sylvestris NOT in bloom (c'est la vie) followed by Tulipa orphanidea, the money shot of the day.


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5 comments:

  1. Oh...I love the 'not in bloom' shot! So squiggly!
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  2. Interesting to see the stony ground. Long way from our carefully prepared gardens. Don't know if they mentioned it but the Tulipa sylvestris propagates by stolons (like strawberries and bermuda grass). I would imagine you could see significant patches if you see any at all.
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  3. MacG - Indeed, we saw yards of it covering the same gravel ground at the top of one particular summit, about four sunny days away from bloom. Much obliged for any insight into any of the plants I post...
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  4. so, so wonderful...both of them...love those twisty stems.
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  5. Oh, NOW I find you. I guess I wasn't looking hard enough. Had the chance to pop in on your garden when I was hanging with Susan Harris and the Ranters at the Garden Writers Association in Portland last year and couldn't get it to work. I'm loving what I'm reading. Thanks for keeping up the good work and for your great appearances at NPR.
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