Tulips

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Fermi

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Re: Tulips
« Reply #60 on: September 18, 2017, 10:30:39 AM »
Hi Alisdair,
it's a given that you need patience when growing tulips from seed ;D
Here are some grown from SRGC Seedex seed from Tulipa clusiana 'Tinka'
Sown in 2007!
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Mr F de Sousa, Central Victoria, Australia
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« Reply #61 on: September 22, 2017, 03:37:54 PM »
These have a softer coloured flower from the same batch of seed ex 'Tinka'
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« Reply #62 on: September 23, 2017, 04:59:24 AM »
The type form of Tulipa clusiana, "The Lady Tulip"
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« Reply #63 on: October 08, 2017, 12:23:57 PM »
1 & 2) Tulipa vvedensky 'Tangerine dream';
3 & 4) Tulipa clusiana (ssp chrysantha) 'Tubergen's Gem';
5 & 6) Tulipa clusiana 'Cynthia';
7 & 8)  Tulipa stapfii
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Mr F de Sousa, Central Victoria, Australia
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Re: Tulips
« Reply #64 on: August 27, 2018, 02:29:57 AM »
This tiny thing is Tulipa orthopoda grown from AGS Seedex 2003 but we only found the first flower in 2014. This year it is flowering well.
Diane, the AGS Seedex director, found out that the seed was collected in the Tien Shan  in Kazakhstan by Jan Blokland from the Netherlands!  Talk about well travelled!
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Mr F de Sousa, Central Victoria, Australia
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« Reply #65 on: September 08, 2018, 02:59:59 PM »
Tulipa cretica is doing well this year
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« Reply #66 on: September 17, 2018, 03:18:02 PM »
These are all forms of the "lady tulip" - Tulipa clusiana:
1) Tulipa clusiana
2) T.c.'Lady Jane'
3 & 4) T.c. 'Tinka'
5) T.c. seedling ex 'Tinka'
6) T.c. seedling ex 'Lady Jane'
7) T.c. possibly ssp chrysantha
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Mr F de Sousa, Central Victoria, Australia
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« Reply #67 on: September 17, 2018, 06:11:16 PM »
What a joy your garden must be for you.
i love all the photos of tulips, daffodils and recently allium which you post
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Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care

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« Reply #68 on: September 18, 2018, 03:32:47 PM »
Hi Hilary,
it can be a joy but also a burden ;D There is also something to be done but what else would I do with my time!
Glad you are enjoying these pics while your weather has been so extreme - hopefully it is cooling down now.
The worst thing about seeing all the spring flowers is knowing that the summer and the fire season is not far behind :(
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Mr F de Sousa, Central Victoria, Australia
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« Reply #69 on: September 20, 2018, 04:41:56 PM »
Tulipa agenensis ssp sharonensis is in flower again.
I have bulbs in 2 different locations; the first is the one that flowered last year and again is much the same. However one in another bed is much smaller (pic 2)
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Mr F de Sousa, Central Victoria, Australia
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« Reply #70 on: September 21, 2018, 06:06:24 AM »
I too enjoy seeing 'photos of your wonderful variety of bulbs Fermi and this year it has given me fresh enthusiasm to get mine planted. Last year I tried quite a few new varieties of Narcissus that I planted in pots and am looking forward to distributing them in the garden now I know how they perform. Labelling them and recording their position is always a problem for me - our numerous blackbirds seem to delight in pecking out markers I use....
MGS member living and gardening in Umbria, Italy for past 19 years. Recently moved from my original house and now planning and planting a new small garden.

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« Reply #71 on: September 24, 2018, 05:21:23 AM »
I too enjoy seeing 'photos of your wonderful variety of bulbs Fermi and this year it has given me fresh enthusiasm to get mine planted.....
Hi Carole,
then my job here is done! ;D
I think this sort of Forum is great for us to encourage each other to grow things we might not have thought of before as well encouraging the exchange of plants and seeds.
Sadly recent changes in the regulations in Australia mean that we can no longer receive seeds that aren't commercially packaged :'(
We got an exemption for small distributors such as "Seeds of Peace" and the various Seed Exchanges but some of the inspectors just see that the seeds aren't in commercial packets so either destroy or return the seeds to the sender. We are worried that this may cause some sellers to stop sending seeds to Australia :(
On a happier note,here is Tulipa bakeri 'Lilac Wonder' (now offically Tulipa saxatilis Bakeri Group 'Lilac Wonder')
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Mr F de Sousa, Central Victoria, Australia
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Re: Carole's note on Acidanthera murielae (and John's comment)
« Reply #72 on: September 24, 2018, 12:14:40 PM »
Just to say that I've moved this heartening story to the Gladiolus thread in this section: you can jump to it by clicking here.
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Gardens in SE England (Sussex); also coastal Southern Greece, and (in a very small way) South West France; MGS member (and former president); vice chairman RHS Lily Group, past chairman Cyclamen Society

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« Reply #73 on: September 25, 2018, 06:42:15 AM »
Thanks Alisdair - I realised I had posted in the wrong section but was rather short of time and let it stay - knowing I suppose you would correct my mistake!
MGS member living and gardening in Umbria, Italy for past 19 years. Recently moved from my original house and now planning and planting a new small garden.

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« Reply #74 on: September 30, 2018, 02:46:04 PM »
Tulipa stapfii is doing well in the raised bed
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Mr F de Sousa, Central Victoria, Australia
member of AGS, SRGC, NARGS
working as a physio to support my gardening habit!