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@cohanf LOL, I've done the same with #Tulipa sprengeri (because Tulipa tarda seems to be able to propagate itself that way) — with nothing to show for it so far.

I didn't know the #Castilleja until now. Such beautiful plants. Do you know the species of the one you've been sowing?

I notice that Castilleja is in the #Broomrape family. I've had success with Ivy-Broomrape, #Orobanche hederae, that is now growing on the Ivy that is covering a long wall. But Castilleja seems to have chlorophyll and everything, so it's not a parasite like its cousin, the Ivy-Broomrape, is it?

#Tulipa cretica 'Hilde', an old (said to be mid 1800s) selection of the species .

#garden #gardening #flowers #horticulture #photography

Alt: on white, several views of a potful of blooms. The flowers are small (~4 cm fully open), white petals with a pale pink blush on outside and ends, bright yellow throat and pollen. The leaves are strappy and few, each bulb produced 2-3 blooms on slender brown stems rising well above the foliage. Pleasant musky-floral perfume even when closed.