>In one of those gardens I saw a huge patch of Tulipa sylvestris which >covered several square yards. There were very few flowers but hundreds, >maybe thousands, of single leaves. > >In my own garden, Tulipa whittallii and Tulipa clusiana chrysantha behave >the same way. They form dense mats of single leaves with few flowers. Dear Jim, Dell et al; Exactly my situation. These shade bulbs are quite small- finger nail size, but transferred to a sunny site and they produce larger blooming plants. I haven't dug one of these sun-growing bulbs, but assume they get bigger too. Jim how about a deal- Let's both send some bulbs to Dell for the bulb exchange. I do have dozens - hundreds? Just a bit of a pain to dig. ......and I'd love to let loose T. whittallii and clusiana chrysantha here too. Go weeds! Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +