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  • Critter Resistant Spring Bulbs – Species Tulips, Part II

    Sep 21, 2018 Categories: Annuals, Growing Instructions, Seeding the Future

      SPECIES TULIP - SYLVERSTRIS IN BUD For those of you who have deer, squirrels, bunnies, chipmunks and other critters that like to decimate the spring garden before it even sprouts, there are actually many bulbs that are critter resistant, in fact, there are tulips that are critter resistant. These tulips are known as Species Tulips. These are the original wild tulips collected from Persia, the Caucasus, Africa, Southern Europe, etc. Even today, wild species are still being discovered and cultivated for commercial sale. Understand, that after these wild species are collected and nurtured through professional cultivation, they often change dramatically. They can become taller, their blossoms can become larger, and their colors may be more vivid. That is OK, because even if you found them

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  • Critter Resistant Spring Bulbs – Species Tulips, Part I

    Sep 07, 2018 Categories: Annuals, Seeding the Future

    Species Tulips Before we start into this newsletter, I must issue the following disclaimer: I am about to describe for you 4 species tulips that I will tell you deer don’t eat, BUT all of you need to know that when deer are stressed enough, they will eat anything and everything. This includes thorny holly leaves, cactus and the lovely tulips I am about to describe. In my garden, where there are plenty of deer every day, these tulips are not touched, but even I know that at some future date they may be consumed. For those of us in 21st century America, the species tulips are a wonder. These are the original wild tulips collected from Persia, the Caucasus, Africa, Southern Europe, etc. Even today, wild species

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  • Species Tulip, Tulipa Orphanidea Flava

    Aug 25, 2023

    SPECIES TULIP, Tulipa Orphanidea Flava Tulipa Whittalli is a stunning species tulip that is native to Izmir, Turkey. It was introduced in 1929. The blossoms are bell-shaped flowers with deep yellow-orange, pointed petals that glisten with a coppery glow. The orange center often melts into black. The bulbs can produce multiple stems – one blossom per stem. The plants bloom mid-season and show best when planted in drifts of 10 bulbs. The bulbs are hardy from Hardiness Zone 4-8 8-12″ Mid-Season

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  • **NOT AVAILABLE IN 2023 DUE TO CROP FAILURE** Species Tulip, Tulipa Whittalli **NOT AVAILABLE IN 2023 DUE TO CROP FAILURE**

    Aug 22, 2020

    SPECIES TULIP, Tulipa Whittalli Tulipa Whittalli is a stunning species tulip that is native to Izmir, Turkey. It was introduced in 1929. The blossoms are bell-shaped flowers with deep yellow-orange, pointed petals that glisten with a coppery glow. The orange center often melts into black. The bulbs can produce multiple stems – one blossom per stem. The plants bloom mid-season and show best when planted in drifts of 10 bulbs. The bulbs are hardy from Hardiness Zone 4-8 8-12" Mid-Season

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  • Species Tulip, Tulipa Urumiensis

    Aug 22, 2020

    SPECIES TULIP, Tulipa Urumiensis Tulipa Urumiensis has not been available for many years. It is native to northwestern Iran where it grows in some of the harshest environments of the MiddleEast. It was introduced into Europe in 1928. The 8-inch tall plants produce multiple flowers per stem. Each flower is a six-pointed star with lemon yellow petals sometimes randomly striped with garnet and olive green feathering. The plants bloom mid-season and show best when planted in drifts of 10-25 bulbs. The bulbs are hardy from Hardiness Zone 5-9 8" Mid-Season

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  • Species Tulip, Tulipa Humilis Persian Pearl

    Aug 22, 2020

    SPECIES TULIP, Tulipa Humilis Persian Pearl T. Humilis Persian Pearl is native to Iran where it grows in the scree found on mountainsides at elevations of 10,000-12,000 feet. The blossom is unusually structured with 6 broad, deep magenta-rose inner petals and 4-6 exterior petals that are silvery gray, long and thin and seem to encage the inner petals. In the interior is a buttercup-yellow star. The plants bloom mid-season and show best when planted in drifts of 10-25 bulbs. The bulbs are hardy from Hardiness Zone 4-8 6" Mid Season

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  • Species Tulip, Cretica Hilde

    Aug 21, 2020

    SPECIES TULIP, Cretica Hilde Cretica Hilde has not been available for decades. It was first introduced in 1853. Two years ago the growers in Holland decided to build a production crop and it became available in 2019 in limited supply. It was enough of a commercial success, that the growers have continued to produce the bulbs and you can see why. This is a beautiful, sweet, little Species Tulip that was originally native to Crete. It is tiny – reaching a maximum height of 4-8 inches. It should be planted in drifts of at least 10 bulbs. Once the plant emerges from the soil, it produces narrow, sword shaped leaves. From the center of the leaf cluster, a blossom stem grows. The blossom is tiny and delicate,

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  • Great for Containers, Garden Borders and Rock Gardens-The Species Narcissus

    Oct 07, 2019 Categories: Bulbs, Growing Instructions, Perennials, Pollinators, Seeding the Future, Uncategorized

    Narcissus Canaliculatis Great for Containers, Garden Borders and Rock Gardens- The Species Narcissus IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION: THE NEW FREEDOM HEIRLOOM BULB SALE WILL BE HELD SATURDAY-SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12-13, 2019 IN THE PARKINGLOT NEXT TO 60 EAST HIGH STREET, NEW FREEDOM, PA. THIS WILL BE COLUMBUS DAY WEEKEND, NOT THE WEEKEND FOLLOWING COLUMBUS DAY. ALL OF THE BULBS DISCUSSED IN THIS NEWSLETTER ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK: https://harvesting-history.com/?s=narcissus&post_type=product FOR SPECIFIC BULBS, YOU CAN CLICK ON THE “BUY NOW” BUTTON LOCATED ON EACH PHOTO AND THAT BUTTON WILL TAKE YOU TO THE WEBPAGE WHICH DISCUSSES THAT BULB To learn more about forcing bulbs in water or soil watch our videos on YouTube. Forcing Bulbs in Water https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6_v5Bwrymk&t=1s Forcing Bulbs in Pots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0C7cIArstA&t=1s This year Harvesting History’s fall newsletter series is going to focus on spring flowering bulbs that are critter resistant and great plants for

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  • The Ancient Wild Tulips-Genuinely Critter Resistant

    Sep 12, 2019 Categories: Bulbs, Container Plants, Growing Instructions, Perennials, Pollinators, Seeding the Future, Uncategorized

    TULIPA HUMILIS ALBA COERULEA OCULATA The Ancient Wild Tulips- Genuinely Critter Resistant IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION: THE NEW FREEDOM HEIRLOOM BULB SALE WILL BE HELD SATURDAY-SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12-13, 2019 IN THE PARKING LOT NEXT TO 60 EAST HIGH STREET, NEW FREEDOM, PA. THIS WILL BE COLUMBUS DAY WEEKEND, NOT THE WEEKEND FOLLOWING COLUMBUS DAY. ALL OF THE BULBS DISCUSSED IN THIS NEWSLETTER ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK: https://harvesting-history.com/product-category/flower-bulbs-tubers/bulbs-for-fall-planting/tulips/species-tulips/ FOR SPECIFIC BULBS, YOU CAN CLICK ON THE “BUY NOW” BUTTON LOCATED ON EACH PHOTO AND THAT BUTTON WILL TAKE YOU TO THE WEBPAGE WHICH DISCUSSES THAT BULB This year Harvesting History’s fall newsletter series is going to focus on spring flowering bulbs that are critter resistant and great plants for nourishing pollinators. In the last four newsletters, we discussed Rock Garden Irises (Iris

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  • The Ancient Miracle Tulips-Genuinely Critter Resistant

    Sep 05, 2019 Categories: Annuals, Bulbs, Container Plants, Growing Instructions, Pollinators, Seeding the Future, Uncategorized

    SPECIES TULIP – T. ACUMINATA, THE FIRE FLAME TIP The Ancient Miracle Tulips- Genuinely Critter Resistant This year Harvesting History’s fall newsletter series is going to focus on spring flowering bulbs that are critter resistant and great plants for nourishing pollinators. In the last three newsletters, we discussed Rock Garden Irises (Iris reticulatas), Chionodoxas (Glory of the Snow), Galanthus (Snowdrops) and Hyacinthoides (Bluebells). In this newsletter we are going to begin to focus on the Species Tulips. We will discuss Species Tulips for the next 3 newsletters. I am about to describe for you 4 species tulips that I will tell you deer don’t eat, BUT all of you need to know that when deer are stressed enough, they will eat anything and everything.  This includes thorny holly leaves,

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