Two interesting tulips grown from seed have produced their first flowers. Tulipa regelii, grown from seed obtained from the Archibalds and sown in fall 2009, has five clones, three of which are flowering. This species is grown primarily for its fascinating foliage, which displays longitudinal ridges or crests. I hope to put a photo on the wiki when I can take the time to learn the new method. Near it in the bulb house is Tulipa koktebelica, now treated by Kew as a synonym of T. biflora, grown from seed supplied by Kurt Vickery and sown in 2012. Both are small plants and have rather small flowers, white with yellow centers inside and tinted grayish pink on the outside. I will try to hand-pollinate them, and perhaps the mason bees recently introduced to the bulb house will help. Both are growing in my "Mediterranean" house, which has a solid roof and metal-mesh sides. And no, sorry, I don't have extra bulbs of T. regelii. I got only 5 clones from the seed packet. Jane McGary, Portland, Oregon, USA _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…