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 December
1999
 Ruellia
'Black Beauty'
November
1999
Daphne
arbuscula
 October
1999
Tulipa
schrenkii
September
1999
Machaeranthera
colorodoensis
August
1999
Veronica
spicata nana
July
1999
Campanula
garganica
June
1999
Saponaria
X Olivana
May
1999
Phlox
bifida
April
1999
Aethionema
oppositifolium
March
1999
Cyclamen
coum
February
1999
Moneses
uniflora
January
1999
Eritrichum
nanum
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Plant
of the Month
October
1999
Tulipa
schrenkii
by Iza Goroff
Tulipa
schrenkii is a member of the Liliacaea family. It is
a native of Armenia, the Caucasus countries, and into
northern Iraq. Tulipa schrenkii
is the name under which you will find it offered, but some
authors claim that it should be called
T. suaveolens and others claim
it should be considered a variety of
T. armena.
Although
plants of this species in the wild vary widely in color -
from yellow to orange to crimson to brown, also with a
variety of color of basal blotch colors and a variety of
edge colors - the two times I have purchased bulbs of this
species, the color has been the pure red with the yellow
edge.
The plant
is short, only 6" (15 cm) tall in flower. The flowers are
large for the size of the plant, about 2" (5 cm in length).
The leaves are in scale with the rest of the plant, the
rosette of wavy leaves about 6 - 7 " in diameter. The
flowers are said to be fragrant, but I have never thought to
sniff.
The
flowering time is the same as for the large single early
flowered hybrid tulips. It is thought that they derive from
this species, easily believable when you see both
T. schrenkii and
T. 'Keizerkroon' blooming at
the same time with the same color pattern.
This is an
easy and permanent species, requiring the same care as most
tulip species: drainage, sun, and a relatively sandy
soil.
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