Ken wrote >I can't remember which this is ... I bought it years ago and thought >it was Tulipa saxitalis, but T.saxitalis isn't listed in the PBS >wiki. The closest thing to it appears to be T.bakeri. Are they one >in the same? This, along with T.tarda, is one of the few tulips >I've planted that will come back year after year here in San Diego. > Try spelling it "Tulipa saxatilis." Some authorities consider T. saxatilis and T. bakeri to be the same species. Both grow on Crete, but T. saxatilis (as its name implies) is found on rocky outcrops, and T. bakeri is usually seen in flat meadows, where cultivation seems to encourage it. The wild plants appear superficially different, T. saxatilis having smaller flowers generally of lighter pink, but I expect this is a naive impression and would not affect a botanist's decision. Jane McGary Northwestern Oregon, USA