Green Tulip Eater

(Via Snappy's Gardens Blog)

Posted by admin to Insect, tulips on 2008-03-13, 08:19:00


As I was planting yesterday I saw this bug walk across the soil and up the tulip bulbs. He was green with a dark back.
He climbed to the top of the leaves, then back down and dissapeared into the soil..









Here he is in action climbing the Tulip bulb.I wander if he is whats been nibbling some of the leaves?
The wanders of nature!

The Genus Tulipa

(Via gardenauthor)

Posted by admin to tulips on 2007-09-18, 01:43:00

'Apricot Beauty', Single Early Tulip. At 18" high, it has more wind resistance than taller, later flowering hybrids. It is suffused with apricot, rose and salmon, making it a soft, yet striking accent for the early spring garden.


Single Late Tulip 'Helmar' puts on quite a show, on 22" stems, in the late spring garden.


'Red Emperor' Fosteriana Tulips average about 14" high and are among the first of the longer stemmed tulips to flower. These perennialize very nicely.


Like the 'Red Emperor' above, 'White Emperor' is rugged and fairly early, and quite good at multiplying from year to year.


Single Early Tulip, possibly 'Sunray'. Like 'Apricot Beauty', it is a colorful, early bloomer - flowering just after the Fosteriana, or 'Emperor' tulips.


Most likely a fully opened, Lily-flowered Tulip... an unnamed hybrid. These range from 14-24" and flower in late spring. To avoid wind damage, plant in a sheltered spot. The gracefully curved, outward arching petals make this a stunning cut flower.



I believe the red and white species above to be Triumph Tulips (my best "educated" guess), a mid-spring group that blooms a week or so before the Darwin Hybrids. That classic tulip flower shape, atop 16-22" stems, accounts for continued popularity. These are reported to be ideal for forcing.


'Fancy Frills' is a Fringed Tulip. This group consists of mutations from other tulip classes, so height ranges from 8-30", depending on the original class. Good for massing in borders and as a most unique cut flower.


Another entrant in our Lily Flowered Tulip class, 'Ballade' exhibits that graceful goblet shaped bloom, with a striking white edge. Like all tulips, 'Ballade' needs excellent drainage and prefers full sun. Under these conditions, they multiply fairly reliably.

This colorful glance into the Genus Tulipa, was courtesy of flowerpictures.net
All the above photos are from their site. Unfortunately, not all the photos were titled, so I hope my detective work was helpful.

There are 16 commonly accepted, official divisions in the classification of tulips. The best, most accessible information I've discovered is at theplantexpert.com
Just click on each of the categories to reveal descriptions and cultural preferences of all 16 divisions. Lots of great photos, as well. On this site, you'll also find the 15 daffodil divisions, along with many other spring-flowering bulbs, presented with in-depth information.

For a look at the tulip's wild and adventurous past, this article by Barbara Schulman provides all the colorful details of "Tulip Mania" and beyond... Click on "Tulips"

©Deb Lambert 2007