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Posted by gardenerme z9/21 inland socal (My Page) on Fri, Jan 29, 10 at 18:26
This is my first bloom on my NO-CHILL required naturalizing tulip. Hopefully I can post the pic . . .
It should be clickable for full sized image . . . .
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RE: Like tulips?
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| The little picture is viewable, of course, but the enlargement didn't work. I didn't know there was such a thing as no-chill. That's great. I like tulips but never plant them as they have to be renewed each year, so it's good to know about these. |
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| socks, et al: There's a whole bunch of tulips that we can grow here without "chill"; the ones I think are the best: Tulipa aegenensis
Tulipa praecox
Tulipa clusiana
Tulipa sylvestris
Tulipa saxatilis
Tulipa cretica We can even grow crocus without "chill": Crocus longiflorus
Crocus serotinus
Crocus sativus
Crocus goulimyi
Crocus niveus
Crocus minimus (on sand dunes!)
Crocus biflorus And even PEONIES with no frosty winters: Paeonia clusii
Paeonia rhodia
Paeonia russii
Paeonia broteroi
Paeonia coriacea
Paeonia cambessedesii Joe |
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| Gardenguru: Yes, I have most of those tulips as well as leucojum as well as the following narcissus that naturalize well without a chill: constantinople, thalia, quail, avalanche, erlicheer, baby moon and bulbocodium. BTW, were you born in 1950? Where are you in California? Where do I get those paeonia? I would love to grow them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks! |
RE: Like tulips?
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gardenerme and Joe, never knew that there were no chill tulips! I always buy new ones each year because of all the work involved in renewing them too.
gardenerme, where do you buy your from? Do you need to special order them from some web sites or do local high quality nurseries carry them?
BTW/ I saw the first greenhouse grown tulips today at Whole Foods market and they are so beautiful. Can't wait for all the tulips in my neighborhood to bloom this year. |
RE: Like tulips?
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Add to the list some others:
Tulipa bakeri Lilac Wonder (I grow this)
Tulipa wilsonii (and this)
Tulipa batalinii
Tulipa linifolia
Tulipa vvedenskyi
Some of these may be synonyms..
reports are that
Darwin Hybrid Tulip Ollioules can naturalize here. Deep planting and clay soil have been noted as beneficial.
Another surprise is that some Dutch Hyacinths will come back here (zone 9) though the flowers are somewhat smaller (might be a good thing) Chad |
RE: Like tulips?
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| Has anyone had luck with these tulips returning and blooming in USDA zone 10 (Sunset zone 24)? Ruth |
RE: Like tulips?
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| Ruth: The ones I listed do. I grew them in San Diego. A couple of Chad's also. I'll let him answer for the whole of his list. Joe |
RE: Like tulips?
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| I can't answer for Zone 10, as I have never gardened there. By far the best species type tulip for me is the T. Bakeri "Lilac Wonder". The blooms are a reasonable size and show well from the side and above; though not nearly as tall as hybrid tulips. At one time I had a row between the fence and the sidewalk over 40 feet long, the strip got no water other than rainfall and the tulips thrived and increased - until the gophers found them...
The T. chrysantha types (there are at least 4) also do well, but don't seem to increase much. They are not as showy from the side (dusky red) as they are from above (bright yellow). Since I already have a lot of yellow in winter (O. pes caprae etc.) I really go for the pink bakeri. The tulip species I listed were recommended by SoCal gardeners who belong to the International Bulb Society, many are very hard to obtain and can only be grown from seed. I have not had luck with Tulips from seed yet, only the T. chrysantha sets pods for me so far. If someone could obtain a few fertile species a warm climate tulip hybrid line could be developed. |
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