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 December
2003
 Phacelia
sericea
November
2003
Campanula
rotundifolia
 October
2003
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batalanii
September
2003
Allium
oreophilum
August
2003
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canadensis
July
2003
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pinardii
June
2003
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kemulariae
May
2003
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glareosum
April
2003
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ranunculoides
March
2003
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nivale
February
2003
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vernalis
January
2003
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Plant
of the Month
October
2003
Tulipa
batalanii
by Iza Goroff
Tulipa
batalanii is a member of the Liliaceae, the Lily
family, which in addition to Tulipa and Lilium, includes
among its genera Calochortus, Cardiocrinum, Erythronium,
Fritillaria, Gagea, Helonias, Heloniopsis, Lloydia,
Nomocharis, and Notholirion. (Many genera have been
reclassified from the Liliaceae to other families.)
Tulipa batalanii itself is now
considered a variety or form of the red species
Tulipa linifolia with which it
has been bred to produce a variety of intermediate
hybrids.
Tulipa
batalanii is native to Uzbekistan in Central Asia,
where it receives spring rains and summer drought. Despite
that Tulipa batalanii is
relatively easy to please planted 4 or 5" (12 cm) deep in a
sunny, well drained and relatively dry location in the rock
garden.
Tulipa
batalanii is a very short tulip; its flowers are
carried on stems no higher than 6" (15 cm), more likely less
than half that high. Each flower is 2 - 3" (5 - 7 cm)
across. Its leaves are narrow, wavy edged, and grayish,
forming a basal rosette.
Tulipa
batalanii and its hybrids with
T. linifolia are commonly
available in the bulb trade as named clones of
T. batalanii. Seeds from the
hybrids are likely to produce plants with a wide range of
colors.
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