My best friend has these growing in her yard wre a tree once stood. Her 6yr old daughter loves picking the star flowers. They are one of ...Read Morethe first flowers to bloom in are area even before daffodils but right after the crocus.
I love them I have some that I transferred to my flower bed and it makes me happy.
An aggressive naturalizer, this tulip is said to thrive on disturbance. It can perennialize under woodland conditions, but flowering is s...Read Moreaid to decline quickly there. Some find that it grows well but does not flower. Performs best in full sun.
Tulips require a dry summer rest, and this is one that doesn't mind our summer rainfall. Summer irrigation can cause tulips to rot.
Many sources say this is hardy to Z4.
All tulips are prime fodder for deer, voles, and other critters.
While some may view sylvestris as an invasive, here on the South Plains of West Texas, elevation 3,200 feet, I welcome it. Planted for th...Read Moree first time in November 2012, it bloomed in mid-March, days before Tulipa bakeri, and before yellow daffodils.
I consider Tulipa sylvestris a garden thug. Pretty as it is, once it is in your garden, you will never be rid of it. I garden in the Chic...Read Moreago area, in clay soil in partial shade. This plant came to me with a Japanese Iris from a friend's garden. After 10 years it is everywhere in my garden. Sadly, even the Chipmunks or other rodents don't go after them, preferring my crocus and choicer things instead. This may be because the T. sylvestris grows so deep--about 10" in my garden.
It has an unusual and very effective way of propagating itself. As soon as it leafs out in the spring a long, thick, white, root-like structure shoots out horizontally from the base of the bulb to about 6" to 8" away to form a new bulb. The process is very fast. By the time the leaves die back the new bulblet at the other end can survive on its own. I've tried rooting it out. But often this shoot breaks before I can reach the end to lift the new bulblet along with the old. So I get the one bulb but not the other.
My advice is to not plant it, even if you are desperate, unless you are after a wild, informal kind of look. Because once you have it in your garden, this tulip cannot be contained. Ever. You'll end up with them all over your garden. Not in clumps but on a grid 6" to 8" apart. --DHF
These "came with the house," and it's fortunate that I like them because they are impossible to remove. The bulbs are very very deep. I'v...Read Moree had to dig nearly 2 feet just to unearth some to transplant. (the don't spread as quickly as other naturalizing bulbs). They seem to spread out fairly evenly.
Each bulb puts up only a 2 or 3 leggy leaves and the leaves disappear quickly. The flowers bloom mid spring and in warm weather have a wonderful fragrance. Bees love them.
I think these would be disappointing unless there were lots of them, or lots of other flowers surrounding them.
These are my very first ever tulip blossoms! I am so excited as I have never grown tulips before, as they don't do well in the South. I w...Read Moreas told these do and so I am anxious to see if they return next year. I have several kinds of tulips planted but these are the first to bloom. Cheery bright yellow and they smell good, too!
Will update next year and change my rating to pos. if they return!
I can't yet speak for their perserverance, as 2004 was the first year that I grew this particular tulip, but they were lovely, and sweet ...Read Morescented. They made a wonderfully bright spot in the garden and the blooms lasted a very long time.
My best friend has these growing in her yard wre a tree once stood. Her 6yr old daughter loves picking the star flowers. They are one of ...Read More
An aggressive naturalizer, this tulip is said to thrive on disturbance. It can perennialize under woodland conditions, but flowering is s...Read More
Nice looking flower, lovely nodding blooms. Gone swiftly, too swiftly, like most spring bulbs.
While some may view sylvestris as an invasive, here on the South Plains of West Texas, elevation 3,200 feet, I welcome it. Planted for th...Read More
I consider Tulipa sylvestris a garden thug. Pretty as it is, once it is in your garden, you will never be rid of it. I garden in the Chic...Read More
These "came with the house," and it's fortunate that I like them because they are impossible to remove. The bulbs are very very deep. I'v...Read More
Dated to 1597.
These are my very first ever tulip blossoms! I am so excited as I have never grown tulips before, as they don't do well in the South. I w...Read More
This tulip is a very early bloomer, and it does well in shade.
I can't yet speak for their perserverance, as 2004 was the first year that I grew this particular tulip, but they were lovely, and sweet ...Read More