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Species tulips are becoming more widely available as gardeners wake up to their elegant shapes, vibrant-coloured flowers and suitability for growing in containers, raised beds and rock gardens. Unlike garden hybrids, species tulips will flower each year without being replaced and will even colonize under the right conditions. Wilford's experience of growing tulips at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, informs his excellent cultivation advice. Comprehensive descriptions of gardenworthy species and lesser-known rarities will appeal to tulip and bulb collectors, rock garden enthusiasts and keen gardeners, inspiring closer investigation of this increasingly popular plant group.
Media Reviews
It’s worth having Wilford’s book for the specialist growing advice individual to each tulip, as well as his beautiful photographs, many taken in the wild.
The Independent 06/04/2008
I'm very glad indeed that Wilford has written this book. It was sorely needed.
Jane McGary Rock Garden Quarterly 01/01/2006
Wilford's experience with tulips is vast, and his confident prose takes the reader by the hand and gently leads the curious into the wild world of this familiar perennial.
Biology Digest 01/04/2006
This book will be welcomed by gardeners who want to learn more about the origins and cultivation of the many species of tulips. ... With such enticing photographs, it will be hard for gardeners to resist trying a few of the species.
Trevor Nottle Pacific Horticulture 01/10/2006
Full of information for botanical explanation, exploration, and practical gardening [and] a visual delight.
Ann Schrader Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 01/10/2007