Thanks, @Guernsey Donkey2 I can't remember where I got the bulbs from, but they are not really rare. T. Turkestanica is a botanical tulip, which has a number of flowers on the same stem, flowers earlier than other tulips, and will grow well, year after year. Needs sun. I quite recommend it. See pics in my garden.
Thank you for the link and the relevant information. I had not knowingly seen this form of tulip before and also the idea of several flowers on the same stem appeals, I noticed that they only flower for a very short time. I have just common Little Red Riding Hood tulips and so far they have been in flower for two weeks and just keep coming. We live in a very windy area, and the LRRH seem to be able to stand up to this type of weather. However I am sorely tempted with your Tulip Turkestanica!
Lovely pix everyone - that almond is stunning Ante. GD - if you take a look at Peter Nyssen's site, you'll see lots of botanical tulips there. I have quite a few types. Shorter and plenty of bright colours, and perfect for near the front of a border. They come back every year, so much better than the big, blowsy ones if you want a reliable spring display. They're just starting to appear here.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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first almond start to flower. Well, here it is.
Last year a late winter stroke destroyed all almonds flower so we didn't have any, but this year we are going to have a lots of them.
Pieris 'Valley Valentine', flowering at least a month earlier than usual...
GD - if you take a look at Peter Nyssen's site, you'll see lots of botanical tulips there. I have quite a few types. Shorter and plenty of bright colours, and perfect for near the front of a border. They come back every year, so much better than the big, blowsy ones if you want a reliable spring display.
They're just starting to appear here.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...