Last but definitely not least in this Native, Wildflower, Botanical and Species Tulips series are Red Riding Hood tulips. With their big scarlet blooms, they too liven up the gardens in spring! To recap we’ve seen Persian Pearl wildflower tulips, dainty, miniature Lady Janes, yellow Candlesticks, and red Species tulips. Unlike the whimsical, tentacle-like foliage of the […]
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From low growing, fat buds to big, beautiful blooms, red Species tulips are next on deck with this Native, Wildflower, Botanical and Species Tulips series. These gorgeous tulips appear right at home in the rocky gardens. Long-lived and hardy, they can withstand the unpredictable weather conditions. Fat Buds Emerging from the Rocky Gardens Around mid-to later in
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Continuing on with this Native, Wildflower, Botanical and Species Tulips series, we’ll now look more at these lovely, little Candlestick tulips. They keep good company with the Persian Pearls and the Lady Jane miniature tulips. Candlestick, (Tulip.Tubergen’s Gem Tulip) is another hardy little species tulip. This miniature variety is really pretty. With its dark yellow and red
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After the Persian Pearls, next on deck in this series of spring time Native, Wildflower, Botanical and Species Tulips are the dainty Lady Jane. These miniature tulips also brave the unpredictable early spring elements. White their white and pink petals, Lady Jane tulips are a welcome sight in the xeriscape gardens! For anyone that thinks a
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In this Native, Wildflower, Botanical and Species Tulips series, rather than lumping them together in one post as done previously, I’m featuring select varieties in individual posts. Given some of the beautiful photos I’ve been able to capture this season (IMHO), I believe they are worthy of each taking the center stage. This series will
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These little maroon and yellow trimmed, bell-shaped flowers had me totally perplexed for the last couple of seasons! Despite countless image searches on Google, I kept coming up empty handed. Given their appearance, I kept thinking they were some variety of wildflower tulips as they too bloom in early spring. Trying multiple keyword search variations
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