Once I got tired of digging tulips every year for the winter, and I found a good and rather unusual variety of botanical (wild) tulips.
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These plants are unpretentious, stunted, and most importantly, they are resistant to parasites and diseases. They are smaller than the usual tulip varieties, but they are just as bright, absolutely not capricious and begin to bloom very early. Having planted it once in the fall, I forgot for 5 years what it is to dig, dry and store the bulbs in the winter.
There are many varieties of botanical tulips, they differ in shape, color and stem height. Next, I want to list some varieties that are most resistant to bad weather conditions:
- Foster's tulip is a tall plant species, up to half a meter in height.
- Tulip Kaufman - begins to bloom earlier than others - early April.
- Greig's tulip - speckled foliage, large flowers.
- Altai - the flowers are bright, the foliage is gray, lowered.
- Pointed - has strange narrow flowers.
This list also includes: superior, late (or hairy-calyx), Karabakh, Ili, forest, Turkestan, tulip of Osh, Biberstein, Gesner, Kolpakovsky, Batalin.
For myself, I singled out several unpretentious varieties that seemed to me the best due to their beauty.
Hit parade
Belongs to the Foster group, reaches a height of half a meter. It has gray leaves, which are slightly lowered from above. The bulb is small, about 8 cm in diameter.
Flowering time is April-May. Differs in a large, single flower in the form of a bowl or glass.
Authority
Found in Greig's group. The species is dwarf, but the flowers are large. Buds in the form of a cone or glass. Height - 35-40 cm. The color of the leaves is dark green, sometimes with red or purple stripes. Bulb - 4 cm.
Flowering time - late March - early April.
Huang
Foster's group. It is a hybrid. Height - 45 cm. Has gray leaves, on which a purple spot, the tops are omitted. The diameter of the bulb is 8 cm.
The flowering time is the same as that of the Hit Parade variety. The shape of the flowers is cupped, large in size.
Calypso
Belongs to Greig's group. Height - 30 cm. Frost-resistant plant. The color of the leaves is smoky green, the spotting is profuse, purple.
Delight of the heart
Kaufman group. Height - 30 cm. The flowers are small, the leaves are gray. The diameter of the bulb is 4 cm.
Flowering time is March-April. The shape of the flowers is goblet or cupped, after opening it takes the form of a star.
Little Princess
Belongs to the Foster group. Height - 10 cm. The leaves are narrow, located at the roots. The shape of the flowers is in the form of a glass, opens up like a pointed star.
Flowering time is the end of April. Its beauty does not please for long - about a week and a half.
The charm of "wild" tulips is mesmerizing. They bring natural, unspoiled beauty to the site. When he is still asleep on the site, they are the first to delight everyone with their variegated and bright colors, unusual shapes. The botanical look is unpretentious, so it will suit absolutely any gardener.
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