Back when I lived in Southeast Idaho, these where one of the few tulip varieties that not only persisted year to year, but multiplied rel...Read Moreiably. Many Darwin and lily-flowered varieties either slowly disappeared, reverted to simpler colors like yellow, red, or pink, or split into many small, non-flowering bulbs. Other varieties that multiplied well for me and kept their appearances included viridiflora tulips, purple 'Negrita', and black 'Queen of the Night'.
Fosteriana tulips are among the few hybrids that will usually perennialize in my climate (with rain in summer, Boston Z6a), if they aren'...Read Moret over-irrigated in summer. (Like all tulips, they are sensitive to moist soil in summer and can easily rot if they aren't kept as dry as possible when dormant.) With the Greigiis and the Kaufmannianas, they are among the first tulips to bloom, in daffodil season, April here.
These tulips are not white! At least not for me here in high UV light with cold nights. I would call them primrose or light yellow. Th...Read Moreey started a soft yellow, and have aged to a cream with primrose contrasts. Nice tulip, just don't call them pure white as most descriptions do (probably all copied from the same source)! I also planted Narcissus - Pueblo and these have nearly the same color range - and are described properly. I would add a positive comment on these as well - as I actually quite like them - they are early, striking, and long-lasting. They stood up to a foot-deep snowfall and several hard freezes in bloom too - without much damage compared to other tulips.
Flowers open a soft yellow and fade to white over a few days.
Like other fosterianas, this blooms exceptionally early, wit...Read Moreh the daffodils. Unlike most tulips, it can naturalize and perennialize here on the east coast of N. America, despite our summer rainfall. (Tulips require a dry summer rest, and here we get too much summer rain for most tulips to prosper long-term. Summer irrigation can make tulips rot.)
All tulips are prime fodder for deer, voles, and other critters.
In autumn 2006 I've planted this pretty tulips in my new garden. Until now (spring 2009) they've flowered every spring. From the tulips i...Read Moren my garden they are the first to flower. These relatively big flowering tulips always make a great show. On days with less sun or in the evening they light up like candles. They've multiplied every year. From a original clump of 9 bulbs I've counted this spring 21 strong tulips close to 70 cm in height. Some stems have split into two stems and each carrying these huge flowers. I do not feed them so I guess they like it in my garden.
This is my first year growing this- or any other- tulip. I've always been told tulips act like annuals in the southern heat, so I've neve...Read Morer grown them; I have always longed to, though. Last year I found (thru researching) some tulips that are known to return in my clime. Thanks to Brent & Beckys, I have several tulips that I am now enjoying. I will (hopefully) come back here next year and change my rating to a pos. as this baby has returned for me.
At first I wasn't sure that I actually had this tulip. I did not know that this tulip changes color. It is a white tulip but started out soft yellow. It has since aged to white after a few days. It still retains a very dark yellow center- very pretty tulip. I must say that I have yet to detect any of its reputed fragrance.
I liked the big blooms on this tulip and it blended in well with my other tulips. But they do not stand up well to the wind. The least l...Read Moreittle breeze and the petals drop.
Back when I lived in Southeast Idaho, these where one of the few tulip varieties that not only persisted year to year, but multiplied rel...Read More
Fosteriana tulips are among the few hybrids that will usually perennialize in my climate (with rain in summer, Boston Z6a), if they aren'...Read More
These tulips are not white! At least not for me here in high UV light with cold nights. I would call them primrose or light yellow. Th...Read More
Flowers open a soft yellow and fade to white over a few days.
Like other fosterianas, this blooms exceptionally early, wit...Read More
In autumn 2006 I've planted this pretty tulips in my new garden. Until now (spring 2009) they've flowered every spring. From the tulips i...Read More
This is my first year growing this- or any other- tulip. I've always been told tulips act like annuals in the southern heat, so I've neve...Read More
I liked the big blooms on this tulip and it blended in well with my other tulips. But they do not stand up well to the wind. The least l...Read More