tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post2955002466920490728..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Pretty pictures: Tulipa cvv. flowersmr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-75617550086774050952010-04-26T03:02:06.068-07:002010-04-26T03:02:06.068-07:00Karen715: I was recommending raised beds, not spe...Karen715: I was recommending raised beds, not specifically for the growing of tulips, but because Mr Subjunctive has written before about the poor quality of the soil. And he's been considering starting a garden, at some point, in which to grow a variety of plants. Once you start putting plants in the ground, you're committing yourself to soil non-improvement, because improving the soil Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01886233441603021667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-52443552110091467642010-04-25T22:01:21.829-07:002010-04-25T22:01:21.829-07:00I'd disagree with Don about the need to build ...I'd disagree with Don about the need to build raised beds. (Raised beds are a good thing, and I recommend them, but they aren't absolutely necessary for a nice bulb display.) I have tulips planted directly in the clay soil of my garden, and I'm in the second year with some that I've planted, and the third year with others, and they are doing fine. There are also early tulips on Karen715https://www.blogger.com/profile/15979479537943300181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-30627547881101818192010-04-25T19:03:16.322-07:002010-04-25T19:03:16.322-07:00Don:
Well, it wasn't a full-2 1/2 to 3 feet ...Don: <br /><br />Well, it wasn't a full-2 1/2 to 3 feet tall, no, but I think it was taller than a foot. Wasn't really paying attention to that so much when I saw it. <br /><br />Ginny Burton:<br /><br />That sounds lovely. Watch PATSP for selling/trading news in the next few days: I'm having a terrible time writing it up (been trying for more than a month now), but I will get a post mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-33233213082068298462010-04-25T18:46:30.259-07:002010-04-25T18:46:30.259-07:00Beautiful, all of them.
I made pictures of the ne...Beautiful, all of them.<br /><br />I made pictures of the neighbor's tulips but waited until she wasn't home.Jean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-79724356476355651562010-04-25T18:31:57.991-07:002010-04-25T18:31:57.991-07:00That's a dwarf bearded iris of some sort. Tall...That's a dwarf bearded iris of some sort. Tall bearded iris like 'Hello Darkness' won't be in bloom for another five weeks or so. Mr. Subjunctive, was it under a foot tall? I'll bet it wouldn't be too hard to identify the cultivar, if the interest is there.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01886233441603021667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-874742075672614782010-04-25T18:19:52.424-07:002010-04-25T18:19:52.424-07:00I apologize for subjecting you to temptation, Mr. ...I apologize for subjecting you to temptation, Mr. Subjunctive.<br /><br />In any case, before planting bulbs, you'd need to improve your heavy soil and build raised beds---and I suspect that isn't something you have time for at present. And few tulips are good perennial garden investments, even in the best possible soils.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01886233441603021667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-22675306755610319382010-04-25T17:34:54.197-07:002010-04-25T17:34:54.197-07:00I'm pretty sure I have that Iris. I'll kn...I'm pretty sure I have that Iris. I'll know in a few weeks when all the irises open. I don't know its name, but the blue beard on the purple fall is really beautiful. If I do have it, I'll be glad to send you a couple of rhizomes.Ginny Burtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-14114430948477345332010-04-25T07:52:19.988-07:002010-04-25T07:52:19.988-07:00Don:
See, this is what I like about blogging. Peo...Don:<br /><br />See, this is what I like about blogging. People are always talking about how much they learn from reading various blogs, but nobody talks about how much you can learn from <i>writing</i> them. Especially when you have knowledgeable commenters. So now I have a name for the kind of tulip I've discovered I like.<br /><br />I looked at the sites you mentioned long enough to see a mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-56890439012628923522010-04-25T06:45:33.255-07:002010-04-25T06:45:33.255-07:00That Iris looks almost like what I should have blo...That <i>Iris</i> looks almost like what I <b>should</b> have blooming at Mr. Yogato right now, if people didn't use my bulb garden to store their haunches. I bought a few "<a href="http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/32659/" rel="nofollow">Hello Darkness</a>" <i>Iris</i>es last fall, but people keep breaking off the entire set of leaves down to the rhizome. I'll have to Kenneth Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11619410362453458358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-27088162879410342402010-04-25T05:37:29.468-07:002010-04-25T05:37:29.468-07:00Whine away, we all have days like that and can sym...Whine away, we all have days like that and can sympathize. Our reward is the walk through the tulips, and they are lovely. Now, as a gardener, I know that if someone admires one of my flowers I will knock myself out giving out names (and heritage and blah blah blah) so unless Iowa is a whole lot different from Maine I think you would be able to step up to the door and ask the gardener - after Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-10966719650125992892010-04-25T04:53:09.536-07:002010-04-25T04:53:09.536-07:00Those are really lovely tulip photos. Your favouri...Those are really lovely tulip photos. Your favourite is pretty awesome; it reminds me of hibiscus for some reason. Very nice.Plowing Through Life (Martha)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06547318824997712369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-1918671368253077182010-04-25T04:21:21.313-07:002010-04-25T04:21:21.313-07:00That "neatest tulip" is clearly a viridi...That "neatest tulip" is clearly a viridiflora tulip of some sort, and the cultivar may be 'Green River'.<br /><br />If you want to plant bulbs, you get the widest choice and the best prices by ordering from one of the wholesale companies that have small minimum orders: Van Engelen or Van Bourgondien. Brent and Becky's Bulbs is a retail source with an excellent range of Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01886233441603021667noreply@blogger.com