These are the little bulbs that started it all. They're the size of large crocus, so they make a spectacular ground-cover. And if you plant them in your wildflower meadow, you'll have color there a month before you see any wildflower blooms! These little botanical treasures belong in every wildflower garden! They're also great under shrubs, along walks. Plant them once, and they're there every spring.
The "Wild Tulips". Click here to read the fascinating history of the Wild Tulips and Daffodils. There are about 150 species of tulips that occur in the wild from Central Asia all the way to Spain and Portugal. Most are native to rocky, arid regions east of Europe. It is hard to believe that these little flowers, more the size of crocus, are the original forms of the big flashy hybridized tulips we all know and love. But to any wildflower gardener who looks close, the brilliant colors and even the petal shapes and other characteristics are there. (By the way, all the species bulbs we sell are produced in Holland, so they are never gathered in the wild in their native lands.) They are all really botanical heirlooms in the truest sense, and deserve a place in every wild garden.
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Common Name: Wild or Species Tulips
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Spread/Width: Plant 9 bulbs per square foot.
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Sun/Shade: Full sun to partial shade
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Soil Preferences: Tulips will grow in most soil types. Soil must be well drained.
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Advantages: Deer resistant.
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