Rodologists can identify (or quite accurately guess) many bare, leafless stems of roses by their thorns and forms. I suppose bulb experts can tell you the name of many tulips before the flower forms. This species tulip, Tulipa acuminata, is one of my favourites, and I look forward to showing you why in two weeks or so. 😍 A bulb expert friend of mine saw that I had written the date I planted the bulbs and supposed name of the tulip on the vase, and he said "You will see that what comes up isn't really Tulipa acuminata when it blooms" but they were under the soil. That's either magical powers of prediction or years of experience with tulips being called by their incorrect names. We shall see. #tisfortulip #hollingtonsflorilegium #tulipleaves #lamacchinafissa #clarksgarden #mezzogiardiniere #potsoftulips #tinytulips #expertgardener #plantsman #plantidentification #plantlatin #tulipaacuminata (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbZkpbyISLY/?utm_medium=tumblr
