Lambley Nursery

Lambley Nursery,  “Burnside”,  Lesters Road,  Ascot,  Victoria 3364
Phone +61 (03) 5343 4303,  Fax +61 (03) 5343 4257

Tulipa saxatilis

Tulipa saxatilis

One of the three tulips to be found on Crete (it grows on Rhodes too as well as south western Turkey) this species has made itself at home in the Dandenongs, where it grows and flowers en masse in at least one garden, and also in the garden at Buda in Castle­maine. It is stoloniferous running around freely when happy. It needs a good baking to flower well. The bulbs in our own garden often have three flowers to a stem. The green hanging buds opening to large up­ward facing purple pink yellow throated flowers.
Bulb orders delivered from mid February 2013

Our 2013 Bulb Catalogue has now closed. Our next Bulb Catalogue will be released early 2014.
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Tulipa Cultivation

Wild tulips don’t need to be lifted each year. I plant them in 15 cm deep in well drained soil with a handful of lime added to each square metre. If your soil isn’t acid like mine obviously you don’t need to add lime.

During summer low growing perennials or winter dormant perennials cover the soil where the tulips are planted. I grow some of the smaller or rarer species in my scree bed which is mulched with about 2 cm of small blue metal aggregate. All the species listed here can be left in the same spot in the garden for many years. Most will increase well.

These tulips are not for coastal New South Wales or subtropical Queensland but most will be happy in inland gardens and some could do well planted in gardens close to the coast. Planted in deep pots they are a joy. Pot up during March, feed well and keep the soil well watered through the winter and spring. When the top begins to die down put the pot of tulips in a shed and keep dry until the following March and repot into fresh soil. more... about Tulipa Cultivation