I had never been interested in tulips either, Umbrian, until a bulb dealer persuaded me to try Tulipa clusiana chrysantha
Delicate flowers with a beautiful colour on the reverse side of the petal.
I thought that species tulips had won me over and I tried the red Tulipa wilsoniana but I am less impressed, It is more like a miniature version of a hybrid.
The white form of T. clusiana that Fermi shows looks like another one to explore - and there is a plant fair coming up in October too. Finally! Perfect timing :-)