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Tulipa nigra Barlaensis!' -- 'Why Barlaensis?' -- 'After its grower, Van Baerle,' will be the answer.
The event will get underway at 11:30am and celebrates the wonder of the not-so-humble tulip
Tulipa Agenensis, which is found all over the southern Mediterranean and other areas such as Israel.
1620, at the Maulana Azad Library, Aligarh Muslim University is represented according to the European herbal style and it seems to be the earliest botanical illustration of a Central Asian species which shows the characteristics of
Tulipa lanata Regel and/or
Tulipa linifolia Regel (figure 2).
Other dramatic flowers include almost-black tulips such as
Tulipa 'Queen of Night', a deep velvety type that contrasts well with acid-yellow and warm orange wallflowers, and
Tulipa 'Paul Scherer', which combines beautifully with white varieties including 'Tres Chic'.
Tulipa kaufmanniana and
Tulipa greigii are the two most readily available botanical tulips in garden centers.
Choose smaller varieties of bulbs for smaller containers, like Narcissus Tete-a-Tete, Crocus, Iris reticulata 'Edward',
Tulipa humilis and of course snowdrops and hyacinths too.
They are two versions of the lady tulip,
Tulipa clusiana, a dainty species with refined flowers and slender, glaucous foliage.
Of this ilk, one of our favourites here at Glebe Cottage is
Tulipa 'Purissima'.
Mix Fire King, a warm, orange wallflower, with orange tulip Prinses p y y White and pink Winter Joy will make a relaxing arrangement with
Tulipa Shirley, which is white with some purple edging, and the double soft peony-like pink blooms of the
Tulipa Angelique.
Erysimum Ivory White and pink Winter Joy will make a relaxing arrangement with
Tulipa Shirley, which is white with some purple edging, and the double soft peony-like pink blooms of the
Tulipa Angelique.
Shop for labels specifying the genus
Tulipa, about 100 species of which have been cloned for domestic use.
Tulipa - Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs