One of the more interesting variety of tulips we have in our yard this year is Peppermint Stick Tulip. It’s quite small as far as tulips go, but we have been fascinated by it.
The three pictures in the collage above (which can be enlarged) were taken over a five day period. The top picture on the left shows the tulip before it starts to open. I’m guessing that this appearance is how the tulip got it’s name. The coloration does look somewhat like that of a peppermint stick. The picture on the bottom left shows the tulip as it begins to open.
The large picture on the right shows the open tulip. It’s quite different from whatI would expect looking at the first photo.
I hope you enjoyed this part of our flower bed.
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April 13, 2009 at 6:10 am |
Those are beautiful. I don’t remember ever seeing those before.
April 13, 2009 at 6:48 am |
Love the flower..but love the name more!!
April 13, 2009 at 7:34 am |
I would never have guessed that these wre the same flower.Sure are pretty.
Blessings,Ruth
April 13, 2009 at 8:15 am |
Beautiful! The flowering plant hardly looks like a tulip at all.
April 13, 2009 at 9:45 am |
So cool…I have never heard of one of those. Looks SWEET!!!
April 13, 2009 at 10:20 am |
Never seen one of those – they are so pretty and I love the name!
April 13, 2009 at 10:21 am |
It really is unique, and I like it.
April 13, 2009 at 10:38 am |
It really IS very different from what you’d expect the opened one to look like & it looks like an exotic flower – Very pretty
April 13, 2009 at 10:54 am |
It’s gorgeous! The endless varieties of tulips and other flowers are simply mind-boggling! Thanks for sharing – love your pics – and living vicariously here!
April 13, 2009 at 11:37 am |
george, i am glad you told me the open flower is a tulip, as i never would have guessed, the way it has opened out flat!!
are the undersides of the petals stil striped with red?
April 13, 2009 at 12:15 pm |
What a great garden you must have George, and you must spend a lot of time on it too..
April 13, 2009 at 2:31 pm |
George: Simply beautiful, what a nice show and the frost didn’t get them.
April 13, 2009 at 2:55 pm |
George, I love anything named for CANDY!!! These are very pretty and you are great with these collages. Hope you are having a nice day.
April 13, 2009 at 4:11 pm |
Excellent photos and the colour is fantastic. You do magic things in your garden.
April 13, 2009 at 4:33 pm |
I always enjoy seeing flowers in peoples gardens. Thanks for sharing this unusual tulip. I’ve never heard or seen it before.
April 13, 2009 at 7:12 pm |
I’m not familiar with these either. You’re right the
flower is different than what one would expect from the bud.
I really need to plant some bulbs, I have none.
April 13, 2009 at 8:50 pm |
That is amazing. Never familiar with this variety, it doesn’t really look like a tulip when it’s open like that.
Hope you and Betsy and the family had a wonderful Easter.
April 13, 2009 at 10:23 pm |
That is a really pretty flower. I love flower pictures.
April 14, 2009 at 10:50 am |
They are so lovely. We are warming up. Nothing but crocus and lenten lily so far.
April 14, 2009 at 11:45 am |
I thought the one on the left was a lily at first! Gorgeous tulip!
April 15, 2009 at 5:04 pm |
Pretty tulip. The right photo looks like a trillium wildflower.
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April 16, 2009 at 8:55 am |
Cool! I’ve never seen or heard of this variety.